InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Ryom Digital – Scale

Ryom Digital – Scale

Name: Hanging Scale

Category: 10

Date: 2025-10-24

Product Category: Hand tools

Risk Type: Chemical, Environment

Danger: The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 68,8 % by weight). Moreover, the plastic cover of the battery compartment has an excessive concentration of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDE) and decaBDE (measured values up to 0.,79 % and 0.72% by weight, respectively).  Lead poses a risk to the environment. PBDE might cause neurodevelopmental behavioural defects and is very persistent and bio-accumulative, posing a risk for the environment and human health. In addition, decaBDE might cause neurodevelopmental behavioural defects and is very persistent and bio-accumulative, posing 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 Directive).

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: Unknown

Description: Black hanging scale with orange buttons and a metal hook. Product sold online, in particular via www.gardsservice.se

Notifying Country: Sweden

Country of Origin: Unknown

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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