CONSUMIDORES

Product: Children's fancy-dress costume (a gnome) packed in a transparent, plastic bag.

Risk type: Burns

Risk: The fancy-dress costume is flammable and the flame propagation is too high.
If it catches fire, the child could suffer burns.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71.

Product: 2-wheel self-balancing scooter (hoverboard). The product was sold online.

Risk type: Electric shock, Fire

Risk: The product has insufficient resistance to moisture and, therefore, water may come into contact with live parts. This could lead to a risk of electric shock or fire.
The discharge voltage of the connector pins of the charger is too high and ...

Product: Labelled, transparent plastic bottle with screw-top fitted with a dispensing nozzle, containing 29.6 ml of dark brown tattoo ink.

Risk type: Chemical

Risk: The product contains nickel (measured value: 104 mg/kg).
Nickel can cause skin irritation and induce sensitisation or elicit allergic responses.

The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up recommends that ...

Product: Panda toy made of plastic packed in a cardboard box.

Risk type: Environment

Risk: Four solders contain cadmium (measured value up to 0.3% by weight) and three solders contain lead (measured value up to 75% by weight) in concentrations above limit values.
Cadmium and lead pose a risk to the environment.

The product does ...