EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair dryer Tek One — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0971/19
Summary
Live parts of the product can become accessible. As a consequence, a user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The hair dryer can overheat and catch fire during use causing burns to the user.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Hair dryer — Tek One
- Brand
- Tek One
- Name / model
- 6830
- Batch number(s)
- 8056324062844
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel hair dryer with the outer casing made entirely of plastic with the exception of the metal air nozzle grille; it comes with removable, transparent reducer part.
What is the risk?
- Live parts of the product can become accessible. As a consequence, a user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The hair dryer can overheat and catch fire during use causing burns to the user.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 05/04/2019
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