EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
LED lighting chains GLOD “GLOD type 1, GLOD type 4, GLOD type 6” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/02622/23
Summary
The product is improperly designed and not adequately protected against electric shock. The user could consequently touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
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Product
LED lighting chains — GLOD
- Brand
- GLOD
- Name / model
- GLOD type 1, GLOD type 4, GLOD type 6 · 0000303860, 0000303864, 0000303868
- Barcode
- 33420124002382 3342012400241633420124002434
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chains of white colour with LED bulbs in various shapes such as stars, moon and stars and asterisks. The chains are not marked with mandatory data or provided with a sleeve on which this data would be indicated. Product sold online.
What is the risk?
- The product is improperly designed and not adequately protected against electric shock. The user could consequently touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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