EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Glue gun Straus Austria “GULE GUN” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1372/17
Summary
null Missing information in the user manual could lead to unsafe use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Glue gun — Straus Austria
- Brand
- Straus Austria
- Name / model
- GULE GUN · ST/HT-0082
- Batch number(s)
- 1 908200 000822
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Black glue gun with electric heating. Packaging: transparent plastic blister with a cardboard sheet.
What is the risk?
- null Missing information in the user manual could lead to unsafe use. The product does not comply with the requirements of 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: 09/08/2017
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