InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Wireless headphones

Wireless headphones

Name: Wireless headphone

Category: 10

Date: 2026-10-23

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 80.5% and 0.231% by weight, respectively).The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), lead and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 2.23%, 2.5%, 0.14% and 0.67% by weight, respectively).DEHP and DBP pose a risk to human health and the environment. Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumulates and 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. 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 Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 18/09/2026

Description: Wireless headphones

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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