EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric kettle “TRAVEL FOLDING ELECTEIC KETTLE” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00459/26
Summary
The product does not have sufficient mechanical strength and could therefore easily break in case of an impact or fall of the product. Moreover, the connectors of the wires supplying the bimetallic switch and the heating element are not correctly crimped and over time could detach. The product also has Insufficient clearance distances. All these could cause live parts to become accessible to the user, who could…
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Product
Electric kettle
- Name / model
- TRAVEL FOLDING ELECTEIC KETTLE · MF06
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Collapsible silicone electric mini kettle. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress (Product identifier: 1005007633650002)
What is the risk?
- The product does not have sufficient mechanical strength and could therefore easily break in case of an impact or fall of the product. Moreover, the connectors of the wires supplying the bimetallic switch and the heating element are not correctly crimped and over time could detach. The product also has Insufficient clearance distances. All these could cause live parts to become accessible to the user, who could receive an electric shock. Additionally, the electrical plug is non-compliant, which could lead to a loose connection and overheating of the product. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-23.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 22/12/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 22/12/2025
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace
- Date of entry into force: 06/03/2026
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 06/03/2026
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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