Fresh Kid – Electric mosquito repellent
Name: Myggavvisare
Category: 10
Date: 2025-08-08
Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk Type: Chemical, Environment
Danger: The product has an excessive concentration of short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured value up to 1.3% 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. Moreover, the solders of the product have an excessive concentration of lead and the plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and dibutyl phthalate (DBP) (measured values up to 75%, 2.2 and 0.2 by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment, while these phthalates pose a risk to human health and the environment. The product does not comply with the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Regulation nor with the requirements of the Directive on the restriction of the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment (RoHS Directive).
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 19/05/2025
Description: Black electrical mosquito repellent with a carabiner and an USB-charger cable.
Notifying Country: Sweden
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
