EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Lighting chains
Lighting chain Qx “Window Christmas Lights” — risk: burns, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0121/16
Summary
null The product does not have warnings that 1) lamps must be replaced with the same type to avoid overheating 2) the product should be destroyed in case of damage to the external wires, 3) there is a risk of electric shock in case of breakage of, or absence of, a lamp. 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 — Qx
- Brand
- Qx
- Name / model
- Window Christmas Lights · 432750
- Batch number(s)
- 5 996033 329568
- Category
- Lighting chains
- Lighting chain with 20 replaceable miniature lamps in plastic lamp holders, fixed to a plastic frame in the form of a reindeer. Packaging: transparent plastic bag with paper label.
What is the risk?
- null The product does not have warnings that 1) lamps must be replaced with the same type to avoid overheating 2) the product should be destroyed in case of damage to the external wires, 3) there is a risk of electric shock in case of breakage of, or absence of, a lamp. 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: 31/08/2016
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