EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Hobby/sports equipment
Fitness watch BASIS “PEAK” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1399/16
Summary
null The charging cradle can overheat leading to a fire. In addition, the watch can overheat causing burns to the skin on the wrist underneath the watch. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
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Product
Fitness watch — BASIS
- Brand
- BASIS
- Name / model
- PEAK
- Batch number(s)
- The recall affects all Peak watches (sold until June 2016).
- Category
- Hobby/sports equipment
- Wristwatch-type fitness and sleep tracker device with a USB charging cradle.
What is the risk?
- null The charging cradle can overheat leading to a fire. In addition, the watch can overheat causing burns to the skin on the wrist underneath the watch. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Radio Equipment Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 13/06/2016
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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