Following an enforcement review of 19 importers (mostly of electronics products), the Swedish Chemicals Agency (KEMI) has reported 16 of the companies to prosecutors due to violations of hazardous chemicals in products.

KEMI checked a total of 261 products of which 23% were found to contain at least one restricted substance above threshold. In a press release[1], they stated that the most common non-compliance was the use of lead in solder in electronics. The second most common violation was the use of SCCP (short-chain chlorinated paraffins) in plastics. KEMI also expressed concern that manufacturers and importers may not be putting enough priority and effort into compliance to substance restrictions.

[1] KEMI press release (in Swedish), http://news.cision.com/se/kemikalieinspektionen/r/kemikalieinspektionen-har-anmalt-16-foretag-till-aklagare,c2449637