Benson Outdoor – Camping lantern
Name: Camping-lamp
Category: 10
Date: 2025-09-05
Product Category: Lighting equipment
Risk Type: Environment
Danger: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 61.4% by weight). The plastic has an excessive concentration of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 5.9 % by weight). The plastic also has an excessive concentration of dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and bis(2- ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) (measured values up to 0.89 and 1.52 % by weight respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations and bio-accumulate in wildlife and humans, posing a risk to human health and the environment. Prolonged exposure to them through the skin may cause cancer. DBP and DEHP pose a risk to human health and 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) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 31/07/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 31/07/2025
Description: Retro style lantern in acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) and solid polysterene, 16.6 x 9.6 cm. Product sold online, in particular via prepphjalpen.se.
Notifying Country: Sweden
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
