In February 2019, a number of electronic and electrical products were notified of violations in the EU market, and the number of RoHS violations reported in a single month has exceeded the number of RoHS notifications in the whole year of 2018. RoHS2.0 adds four new phthalates to the use of phthalates in electrical and electronic products (except medical equipment and monitoring equipment) until the end of the transition period on July 22, 2019, when these four phthalates are likely to be subject to key verification by EU law enforcement agencies.

Notification product: flashlight

Product category: lamps and lanterns

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: 50% lead by weight in solder, in violation of the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: flashlight

Product category: lamps and lanterns

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 49% lead by weight and 0.39% cadmium by weight, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive.

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: safety protection equipment with LED lights

Product Category: Protective Equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The lead content of the solder reaches 81% by weight, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive, and at the same time, the plastic of the product contains 0.931% SCCP, which violates the POPs regulation.

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: headphones

Product Category: Communication & Media Equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: 54% lead by weight in solder, in violation of the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: headphones

Product Category: Communication & Media Equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The plastic of the product contains 0.32% SCCP, which violates the POPs regulations.

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: folding table lamp

Product category: lamps and lanterns

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: 71% lead by weight in solder, in violation of the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: earbuds

Product Category: Communication & Media Equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 83% lead by weight, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: earbuds

Product Category: Communication & Media Equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The plastic of the product contains SCCP1, 89%, which violates the POPs regulations.

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: LED headlamp

Product category: lamps and lanterns

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 46% lead by weight, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: Power supply

Product category: Electrical equipment

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The plastic of the product contains SCCP 1, 65%, which violates the POPs regulations.

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy microphone

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Iceland

Origin: Netherlands

Reason: The fragile nature of the product caused the button cell battery to fall out and may be placed in the mouth of a child, in violation of the Toys Directive EN 62115, and at the same time, the solder contained 70% lead by weight in three different parts of the product, in violation of the RoHS2.0 directive

Handling action: Recall from consumer

Notification product: toy mobile phone

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The product coin cell battery is easy to remove and may be placed in the mouth of a child, in violation of the Toys Directive EN 62115. At the same time, the solder of the product contains 51% lead by weight and 0.15% cadmium by weight, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy fire truck

Product category: lamps and lanterns

Reporting country: Malta

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 39.7% lead by weight and 0.14% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: Musical keyboard

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 61% lead by weight and 0.03% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: Musical toys

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 40.2% lead by weight and 0.30% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: Riding toys

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Origin: Italy

Reason for notification: The solder contains 46.6% lead by weight and 0.11% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: remote control truck

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Origin: Denmark

Reason for notification: The solder contains 53.3% lead by weight and 0.18% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: electric toys

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Malta

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: Solder with a lead weight ratio of 9.5%, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy piano

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Latvia

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contains 85% lead by weight and 0.17% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy butterfly

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Latvia

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder in the toy contains 36.5% by weight and 0.08% cadmium, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy camera

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Latvia

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder in the toy contains 74.4% by weight in four places, and three of the solder in the four places contain cadmium, with a weight ratio of 0.36%, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy phone

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Latvia

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder contained 55% lead by weight and 0.24% cadmium by weight in four places, violating the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification product: toy alarm

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Sweden

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The lead weight ratio of solder is 11.7%, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

Notification products: toy microphones and bears

Product category:Toys

Reporting country: Latvia

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: The solder in the toy contains 44.8% lead by weight in four places, and the solder contains cadmium in two of the four places, with a weight ratio of 0.66%, which violates the RoHS2.0 directive

Solution: The product is withdrawn from the market

February 2019 Food Contact Material Violation Notification Cases

Notification product: melamine kitchenware

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: United Kingdom

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: formaldehyde migration 25mg/kg

Action: Official detention

Notification product: Melamine bowl

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Spain

Country of origin: Thailand

Notification reason: formaldehyde migration 22.6 mg/kg

Disposal: Destruction

Notification product: Melamine bowl

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Spain

Country of origin: Thailand

Notification reason: formaldehyde migration 18.3 mg/kg

Disposal: Destruction

Notification product: Teflon non-stick frying pan

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Italy

Place of origin: Taiwan

Notification Cause: Peeling off of the inner wall coating, total migration of 58 mg/dm²

Handling measures: Customs seals

Notification product: bamboo cup

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Poland

Place of origin: China

Notification reason: formaldehyde migration 1.3 -24.7 mg/kg

Handling action: Recall from consumer

Notification product: paper cake mold

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Lithuania

Place of origin: China

Cause of notification: Abnormal odor

Disposal: Destruction

Notification product: melamine kitchenware

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Italy

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: formaldehyde migration (17;16; 30 mg/kg）

Action: Notify the authorities

Notification products: baby spoons and forks

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Italy

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: Nickel migration (41.9; 55.7 mg/kg)

Action: Official detention

Notification product: 600ml bottle

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Lithuania

Origin: New Zealand

Reason for notification: Deterioration of the senses (odor)

Action: Reschedule

Notification product: kitchen tools

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Finland

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: Nickel migration 4.5 mg/dm²

Action: Official detention

Notification product: bamboo bowl

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Notification country: Germany

Place of origin: China

Reason: formaldehyde migration was 191 mg/kg, melamine migration was 7.2 mg/kg

Handling action: Recall from consumer

Notification product: bamboo cup

Product Category:Food Contact Materials/Products

Reporting country: Poland

Place of origin: China

Reason for notification: Formaldehyde migration (25.3; 29.7 mg/kg)

Handling action: Recall from consumer