EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Electrical adaptor “ADAPTATEUR CHARGEUR VOYAGE PRISE SECTEUR UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01477/20
Summary
The design of the product exposes live parts when any of the plugs is inserted. A person could touch the live part of the adaptor and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.
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Product
Electrical adaptor
- Name / model
- ADAPTATEUR CHARGEUR VOYAGE PRISE SECTEUR UNIVERSELLE INTERNATIONALE
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- White travel adaptor. The product was also sold online, in particular via eBay and AliExpress.
What is the risk?
- The design of the product exposes live parts when any of the plugs is inserted. A person could touch the live part of the adaptor and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 21/10/2020
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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