Baofeng S-5 PTT Speaker Microphone: solder has too much lead
The solders in this black speaker microphone contain too much lead, measured at up to 64% by weight, which poses a risk to the environment and breaks the RoHS 2 Directive rules.
What to do
Measure taken: Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Importer), in force from 21/11/2025.
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
- Speaker microphone
- Company
- Baofeng
- Hazard
- The solders have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 64% 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
- Germany, Poland
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/04358/25
- Model or type: 31644
- Barcode: 5902543765000
- Measure in force since
- 21/11/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- December 19, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- December 19, 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.
Baofeng Speaker microphone (S-5 PTT Speaker Microphone)
- Product
- Product: Speaker microphone Name: S-5 PTT Speaker Microphone Brand: Baofeng Description: Black speaker microphone. Product sold online, in particular via www.frysenairsoft.se.
- Risk
- Risk type: Environment The solders have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 64% 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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Importer), in force from 21/11/2025
- 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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