EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Pet cage “Pet Cage & Pet Heating Pad” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/01077/25
Summary
The instructions are inadequate in relation to keeping wires out of reach of the pets in the crate. If a pet is placed in the crate and left unsupervised, and the wire for heating the pad is accessible to them, they may bite through the wires, leading to an electric shock. Moreover, the heating radiators are not guarded, leaving hot surfaces accessible to the pet. Additionally, the supplied temperature and humidity…
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Product
Pet cage
- Name / model
- Pet Cage & Pet Heating Pad
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- An incubator box for pets with an installed heating pad. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon.
What is the risk?
- The instructions are inadequate in relation to keeping wires out of reach of the pets in the crate. If a pet is placed in the crate and left unsupervised, and the wire for heating the pad is accessible to them, they may bite through the wires, leading to an electric shock. Moreover, the heating radiators are not guarded, leaving hot surfaces accessible to the pet. Additionally, the supplied temperature and humidity indicating device presents a choking hazard. Further its button batteries are easily accessible and can lead to internal burns to the pet. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 21/01/2025
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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