EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric lunch box — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01213/24
Summary
The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts (cable lugs). The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1.
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Product
Electric lunch box
- Name / model
- Electric lunch box · DFH-001 / DFH-002
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electric lunch box for heating up food. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon (ASIN: B0CBPYR5GT)
What is the risk?
- The insulation of the product is inadequate. The user could receive an electric shock from accessible live parts (cable lugs). The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 04/04/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Technical measures
- Date of entry into force: 04/04/2024
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 24/04/2024
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