Denver Solar crank radio: too much lead in solders, risk to the environment
The solders in the radio have too much lead, up to 3% by weight, which poses a risk to the environment and breaks the rules on hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment.
What to do
Measure taken: Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Distributor), in force from 13/11/2025.
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
- Solar cell radio
- Company
- Denver
- Hazard
- The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 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
- Germany
- Identifiers
- Alert number: SR/04421/25
- Model or type: SCR-2005
- Batch number: PO 18991
- Barcode: 5706751082122
- Measure in force since
- 13/11/2025
- Published on Safety Gate
- December 22, 2025
- Listed on Recalled Today
- December 22, 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.
Denver Solar cell radio (Solar crank radio)
- Product
- Product: Solar cell radio Name: Solar crank radio Brand: Denver Description: Solar cell radio. Product sold online, in particular via plockie.se.
- Risk
- Risk type: Environment The solders in the product have an excessive concentration of lead (measured value up to 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
- Withdrawal of the product from the market (economic operator: Distributor), in force from 13/11/2025
- 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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