Headphones removed from online marketplaces over chemical risk
EU authorities had online listings removed for this product (Headphones) 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 headphones
- 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 solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead and cadmium (measured values up to 80.5% and 0.231% by weight, respectively). The plastic material of the cable has an excessive concentration of bis(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP), dibutyl phthalate (DBP), lead and short chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) (measured values up to 2.23%, 2.5%, 0.14% and 0.67% by weight, respectively). DEHP and DBP pose a risk to human health and the environment. Lead poses a risk to the environment. Cadmium bio-accumulates and 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.
What the authorities did
Source
Last synced 20 Oct 2026, 17:15 UTC. SafeCart is an independent company, not an EU body. This page summarises the official notice, which is the authoritative record.