Prevention Through Information : Are You Choosing Wisely ? Pay Attention to European Alerts on Air Purifiers
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about the European Alerts regarding air purifiers and the risks associated with them.
European Alerts for non-compliant products can be found directly in the European Consumer Protection Application – InfoCons.
Recently, various alerts have been issued at the European level regarding air purifiers, all of which involve different risks.
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The risks associated with air purifiers, according to the European Alerts found in the InfoCons Consumer Protection Application, are:
- 50% of air purifiers presented an ENVIRONMENTAL risk
- 25% of air purifiers presented a CHEMICAL risk
- 25% of air purifiers presented a RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
Countries of origin of the air purifiers subject to alerts are:
- 87.5% – People’s Republic of China
- 12.5% – Unknown
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Air Purifier – Portable Air Purifier – AIR
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about air purifiers
- Product: Air Purifier
- Name: Portable Air Purifier
- Brand: AIR
- Product description: Portable air purifier, cuboid shape, 6 cm by 12 cm. Available in white, green, or black. Sold online, especially via bellasverige.se.
- Type of risk: Environmental risk
The solder alloys in the product contain an excessive concentration of lead (measured value: 69% by weight). Lead 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).
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Air Purifier – Luftrenare / Ionizer – AIRCARE
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about air purifiers
- Product: Air Purifier
- Name: Luftrenare / Ionizer
- Brand: AIRCARE
- Product description: Black and silver air purifier. Sold online, especially via diodhuset.se.
- Type of risk: Environmental risk
The soldering of the product has an excessive concentration of lead (measured value of up to 61% by weight). Lead represents an environmental risk. The product does not comply with the requirements of the RoHS 2 Directive.
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Air Purifier – Air Purifier AP 160 – BIET
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about air purifiers
- Product: Air Purifier
- Name: Air Purifier AP 160
- Brand: BIET
- Product description: White air purifier with touchscreen and 4-stage UV radiation filtration, used for cleaning air in small and medium-sized rooms such as residential and commercial spaces. The product consists of an air purifier, a filter, and instructions for use. Sold online.
- Type of risk: Electric shock risk
The dielectric strength is insufficient. The user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive or the European standard EN 60335-2-65.
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Air Purifier – ProBreeze
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about air purifiers
- Product: Air Purifier
- Brand: ProBreeze
- Product description: Mobile air purifier intended for household or similar use. Dimensions: 26 × 26.3 × 52.7 cm. Sold online, especially via Amazon, ASIN B08SQ7GRKN.
- Type of risk: Electric shock risk
It is possible to touch the ionizer electrodes through the air outlet grille, as the electrodes are longer than the covers above them. The user may receive an electric shock from accessible live parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with European standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-65.
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Air Purifier – Intelligent Air Disinfector – WG
InfoCons Consumer Protection informs you about air purifiers
- Product: Air Purifier
- Name: Intelligent Air Disinfector
- Brand: WG
- Product description: White electric air disinfector with USB cable. Sold online.
- Type of risk: Chemical and environmental risk
The solder alloys in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 56%). The plastic material of the cable has excessive concentrations of lead, dibutyl phthalate (DBP), and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 0.3%, 2.6%, and 5.2% by weight, respectively).
Lead poses an environmental risk. This phthalate may harm children’s health by causing damage to the reproductive system. SCCPs persist in the environment, are toxic to aquatic organisms at low concentrations, and bioaccumulate in wildlife and humans, posing risks to human health and the environment. Prolonged skin exposure may cause cancer.
The product does not comply with the RoHS 2 Directive or the Regulation on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP).
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Within the European InfoCons Application, in the ALERTS section, you can identify non-compliant products from multiple fields, the severity of the non-compliance, the country that issued the alert, the product’s origin, and other relevant data, including photographs. These include: motor vehicles and components, chemical products, childcare articles and equipment, clothing, textiles and fashion items, communication and media equipment, construction products, cosmetics, decorations, eco-design products, electrical appliances and equipment, equipment for explosive atmospheres, furniture, electronic devices, gas appliances and components, hand tools, sports and recreational equipment, jewelry, kitchen/cooking accessories, laser pointers, elevators, lighters, light chains, lighting equipment, protective equipment, measuring instruments, machinery, pressure equipment/containers, toys, stationery, pyrotechnic articles, rail and guided transport, recreational craft products, and waste.
Risks associated with alerted products include: asphyxiation, burns, chemical risk, choking, cuts, hearing damage, eye damage, drowning, electric shock, electromagnetic interference, energy consumption, immobilization, environmental damage, fire, health risks/other risks, injuries, incorrect measurement, microbiological risk, security risks, strangulation, and suffocation.
The Free European InfoCons Application supports you in identifying unsafe (non-compliant) food and non-food products.
InfoCons supports consumers by offering free and direct access to the Alerts section for food and non-food products within the Free InfoCons Application across the European Union.
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Be careful not to purchase counterfeit products!
Attention! Before purchasing products, access the Alerts section of the European InfoCons Application to ensure that the products you intend to buy are not or have not been subject to alerts issued by the European Union, through a simple search using the menu bar in this section – “search.”
Signed: InfoCons Alerts Department