InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : Beats by Dr. Dre (counterfeit) – Wireless headphones
Beats by Dr. Dre (counterfeit) – Wireless headphones
Name: Studio Pro headphones
Category: 10
Date: 2025-09-12
Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk Type: Chemical, Environment
Danger: The solders in the product have excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 78.4% and 0.25% by weight, respectively). The plastic material of the USB cable has excessive concentrations of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP) and short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 2.1%, 2.4% and 2.3% by weight, respectively). Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment. DEHP and DBP pose a risk to human health and 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. 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.
Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 22/05/2025
Description: White wireless headphones with a charging cable and a case. This product is counterfeit. The product is sold online, in particular via DHGate.
Notifying Country: Sweden
Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China
Alert Type: Consumer
Alert Level: Serious risk
