EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Insect killer HHDEPO “Electronical Mosquito Killer” — risk: burns, electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0972/19
Summary
The plastic collecting tray might overheat and catch fire. Live (active) parts can become accessible to users. As a result, the user may receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
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Product
Insect killer — HHDEPO
- Brand
- HHDEPO
- Name / model
- Electronical Mosquito Killer · LM-3B (on the packaging); 3400283 (on the label)
- Batch number(s)
- 5 999098 198674
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Insect killer with UV lamp and black plastic casing. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The plastic collecting tray might overheat and catch fire. Live (active) parts can become accessible to users. As a result, the user may receive an electric shock.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: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 12/04/2019
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 12/04/2019
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