EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electric shaver Gemei “Rechargeable Shaver” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0172/18
Summary
The conductor sleeves of the socket on the adapter are not recessed sufficiently. The user could touch the conductor sleeves and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Electric shaver — Gemei
- Brand
- Gemei
- Name / model
- Rechargeable Shaver · GM-9001
- Batch number(s)
- 6 957952 290017 (on the packaging); 8 033012 001170 (on a label)
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Electric shaver with a built -in battery which can be charged via a supplied adapter which plugs into a mains socket. Packaging: cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The conductor sleeves of the socket on the adapter are not recessed sufficiently. The user could touch the conductor sleeves and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 05/12/2017
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