InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Pawcutter – Paw trimmer

Pawcutter – Paw trimmer

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-07-18

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead. (measured value up to 77.9% by weight). Lead poses a risk to the environment.Moreover, the plastic material of the product has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 0.93% and 5.11% by weight, respectively). These phthalates may pose a risk to human health and the environment. Additionally, the product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 0.7 % by weight). 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 2 Directive) nor with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation and the REACH Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 16/06/2025

Description: Electric paw trimmer with a USB cable. Product sold online, in particular via petprylar.se.

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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