EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Decorative light bulb Calex Holland — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0320/16
Summary
null The cap of the light bulb is too long. The user can consequently touch the live cap when inserting the light bulb in a socket.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60432-1.
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Product
Decorative light bulb — Calex Holland
- Brand
- Calex Holland
- Name / model
- LWE14d
- Batch number(s)
- EAN 8712879132097
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Decorative light bulb, long and narrow
What is the risk?
- null The cap of the light bulb is too long. The user can consequently touch the live cap when inserting the light bulb in a socket.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60432-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 22/03/2016
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