Reported risk evidence comparison

Gadgets: lead — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 38 official alert references published from 2018-11-16 to 2026-02-27. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including solar panel fountain, ear cleaner, dog necklace. The other 30 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about lead. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

Solar panel fountain · SR/00577/26

Report published 2026-02-27 · notifying country Estonia · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Black plastic fountain with solar panel. Product sold online, in particular via www.kaup24.ee. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 5.5% by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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). [1]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplaceDate of entry into force: 30/10/2025 [1]

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Ear cleaner · SR/04001/25

Report published 2025-11-14 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Cleaning ear appliance of approximately 20 cm in length made out of mother-of-pearl coloured plastic with a soft head. Product sold online, in particular via nexora.se. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 61.6 % by weight).Lead poses a risk to 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). [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 21/05/2025 [2]

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Dog necklace · SR/03890/25

Report published 2025-11-07 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description
Flashing dog necklace, red and silvery strap. Product sold online, in particular via www.petster.se. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 0.8 % by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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). [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 28/08/2025 [3]

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Remote control · SR/02744/25

Report published 2025-07-25 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Black, hard plastic remote control, about 35 cm in length. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 52% by weight).Lead poses a risk to 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). [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 15/05/2025 [4]

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Dog collar light · SR/01987/25

Report published 2025-05-30 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Flashing light for dog collar. Product sold online, in particular via www.hund.se and www.djurmaxi.se. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 62 % by weight).Lead poses a risk to 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). [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 20/03/2025 [5]

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Sex toy · SR/00855/25

Report published 2025-03-07 · notifying country Poland · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description
Sex toy: vibrator, made of soft plastic, powered by a built-in battery charged via a magnetic port and the included USB cable. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The internal metal elements of the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 0.7% by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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). [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 08/01/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: 08/01/2025 [6]

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Massager · SR/00614/25

Report published 2025-02-14 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description
Grey butterfly-shaped wireless massager. [7]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 74% by weight). Lead poses a risk to 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). [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 26/11/2024 [7]

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Key chain flashlight · SR/00367/25

Report published 2025-01-31 · notifying country Sweden · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description
Blue metal flashlight attached to a keychain. [8]
Reported risk explanation
The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 76.9% by weight).Lead poses a risk to 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). [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Stop of salesDate of entry into force: 10/10/2024 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

38 distinct official alert references, published between 2018-11-16 and 2026-02-27. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report yearRecorded alerts
20182
20192
20201
20212
202311
20247
202512
20261

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 30 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Lead-bearing material and exposure context — what evidence do we have?

    Identify the particular material/component, its accessible/use context and supplier evidence. Reconcile any analytical result with the sampled part, method and lot. A reported concentration in another product does not establish your result or a universal limit.

    Useful evidence: Part/material BOM, supplier specifications, sampling/method/results, lot/revision records and current use-specific legal review.

    Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]

  2. Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?

    Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.

    Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.

  3. Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?

    Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.

    Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

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