EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Door alarm light Youngine — risk: chemical, choking, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/02838/25
Summary
The battery compartment can be easily opened, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract and/or choking. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
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Product
Door alarm light — Youngine
- Brand
- Youngine
- Name / model
- Door Alarm Light
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- A pack of four alarm lights designed for use on car doors. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
What is the risk?
- The battery compartment can be easily opened, leaving the button batteries accessible. A child may put them in the mouth and swallow them, which could cause damage to the child’s gastrointestinal tract and/or choking. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 28/02/2025
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 27/01/2025
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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