InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Name: Wireless Stereo Headphones

Category: 10

Date: 2025-08-29

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Environment

Danger: The solders in the product and the plastic in the USB cable have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 80.6% by weight respectively ). Moreover, a solder in the product has an excessive concentration of cadmium (measured value up to 0.19% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio- accumulates and poses a risk to the environment. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS 2 Directive).

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 27/06/2025

Description: Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.Wireless headphones with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via Shein.

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