Wireless mouse removed from online marketplaces over chemical risk
EU authorities had online listings removed for this product (Wireless mouse) after it was found to pose a chemical and environmental risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Wireless mouse with USB charging cable.
- Brand
- Not listed in the notice
- Barcode
- Not listed in the notice
- Batch / lot
- Not listed in the notice
- Made in
- People's Republic of China
- Category
- Electrical appliances
Why it's dangerous
The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentrations of dibutyl phthalate (DBP), lead and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values: up to 6.1%, 0.24% and 1.4% by weight, respectively). .This phthalate poses a risk to human health and the environment. Lead 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. Additionally, the solders in the product have an excessive concentrations of lead and cadmium (measured values: up to 63.7% and 0.15% by weight, respecitvely). Cadmium bio-accumulates and poses a risk to the environment.
What the authorities did
Source
Last synced 6 Oct 2026, 11:00 UTC. SafeCart is an independent company, not an EU body. This page summarises the official notice, which is the authoritative record.