EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain Huan Qiu “Unknown” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1099/15
Summary
null The cable attached to the flashing unit does not have sufficient mechanical strength and could break exposing live parts. 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 — Huan Qiu
- Brand
- Huan Qiu
- Name / model
- Unknown · Unknown
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain with approx. 100 lamps attached to the heart-shaped cardboard. Marking on the label attached to the cable: Huan Qiu.
What is the risk?
- null The cable attached to the flashing unit does not have sufficient mechanical strength and could break exposing live parts. 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 taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 16/04/2015
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 30/06/2015
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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