EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Construction products
Carbon monoxide detector Termic — risk: asphyxiation
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00017/23
Summary
The product is not sufficiently sensitive with respect to detection of carbon monoxide (CO) and poses a risk of CO poisoning in that a person may inadvertently be exposed to CO trusting that the product functions correctly. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 50291.
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Product
Carbon monoxide detector — Termic
- Brand
- Termic
- Name / model
- Carbon monoxide detector · CO01
- Batch number(s)
- 06/2022
- Barcode
- 5904873453268
- Category
- Construction products
- Carbon monoxide detector.
What is the risk?
- The product is not sufficiently sensitive with respect to detection of carbon monoxide (CO) and poses a risk of CO poisoning in that a person may inadvertently be exposed to CO trusting that the product functions correctly. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive nor with the European standard EN 50291.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 21/11/2022
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