EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
lighting chain “100 LED ICICLE LIGHTS” — risk: electric shock, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1260/18
Summary
The cable is not properly anchored, accessible wires have only basic insulation and the cable is too thin. The basic insulated cable could detach or damage leaving the live conductors accessible which could lead to an electric shock. The cable could overheat leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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Product
lighting chain
- Name / model
- 100 LED ICICLE LIGHTS · KR-020 (colourful) vagy KR-022 (white)
- Batch number(s)
- 6 905990 160359 (KR-020); 6 905990 160373 (KR-022)
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chains with 100 non-replaceable LED lamps in the form of icicles. The LEDs can emit white (KR-022) or coloured (red, green, yellow, blue) light (KR-020). Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The cable is not properly anchored, accessible wires have only basic insulation and the cable is too thin. The basic insulated cable could detach or damage leaving the live conductors accessible which could lead to an electric shock. The cable could overheat leading to a fire.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
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: Unknown
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 25/04/2018
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