EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Hair trimmer BaByliss “AcuBlade Lithium” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0050/18
Summary
The lithium battery in the hair trimmer may overcharge. Overcharging of the battery could lead to thermal runaway and the risk of a fire.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 62133-2.
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Product
Hair trimmer — BaByliss
- Brand
- BaByliss
- Name / model
- AcuBlade Lithium · 7426U
- Batch number(s)
- Only a single batch is affected: 2416PT2
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hair trimmer packaged in a cardboard box.
- Recall information: https://www.babyliss.co.uk/7426u-recall.html
What is the risk?
- The lithium battery in the hair trimmer may overcharge. Overcharging of the battery could lead to thermal runaway and the risk of a fire.The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 62133-2.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 22/12/2017
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