Fcbarcelona Radio AM/FM: solder has too much lead, a risk to the environment
The solders in this battery-operated AM/FM radio contain too much lead, measured at up to 66.3% by weight, which poses a risk to the environment and breaks the RoHS 2 Directive rules.
What to do
Measure taken: Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Distributor), in force from 12/11/2025.
Note from Recalled Today: If you own this product, stop using it and contact the seller.
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Image: Safety Gate (European Commission)
Notice details
- Product
- Radio
- Company
- Fcbarcelona
- Hazard
- The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 66.3% 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).
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Notifying country
- Sweden
- Countries that reacted
- None listed
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/04118/25
- Model or type: 3005056
- Barcode: 8435041714661
- Measure in force since
- 12/11/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- November 18, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- November 18, 2025
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from Safety Gate.
Fcbarcelona Radio (Radio AM/FM)
- Product
- Product: Radio Name: Radio AM/FM Brand: Fcbarcelona Description: Battery-operated AM/FM radio. Product sold online, in particular via BigBuy.
- Risk
- Risk type: Environment The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 66.3% 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).
- Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace (economic operator: Distributor), in force from 12/11/2025
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Source: European Commission, Safety Gate (CC BY 4.0); summary edited by Recalled Today CC BY 4.0 · Safety Gate
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