EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair dryer Sokany “Secador de Cabelos Portátil - Travel 4” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1056/15
Summary
null The cable is too thin and overheats which could cause a fire. Additionally, the user could touch the cable and receive burns.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
Hair dryer — Sokany
- Brand
- Sokany
- Name / model
- Secador de Cabelos Portátil - Travel 4 · ref. RCY-808
- Batch number(s)
- 6882009995094
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hair dryer in cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The cable is too thin and overheats which could cause a fire. Additionally, the user could touch the cable and receive burns.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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 20/07/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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