EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting chains
Lighting chain “Light up your life this Christmas, 180L Lampadas” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0488/15
Summary
null 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
- Name / model
- Light up your life this Christmas, 180L Lampadas · Model: YJSK (label on the product)Type number: FF (20~180) (label on the package)
- Batch number(s)
- 8585030040650
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain with 180 LED lights in various colours. Product packed in a cardboard box with marking: "Light up your life this Christmas, 180L Lampadas".
What is the risk?
- null 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory 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: OtherCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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