EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair clipper “4 in 1 Pet Hair Trimmer” — risk: burns, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/00959/26
Summary
The battery management system lacks a cell temperature monitoring device. The product can overheat and cause burns or a fire. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standard EN 62133-2.
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Product
Hair clipper
- Name / model
- 4 in 1 Pet Hair Trimmer · KE23-338
- Barcode
- 6666660003955
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hair trimmer, intended for pets, containing a built-in Li-ion battery,
What is the risk?
- The battery management system lacks a cell temperature monitoring device. The product can overheat and cause burns or a fire. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation nor with the European standard EN 62133-2.
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: 09/07/2024
- 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: 09/07/2024
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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