EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Power supply Snail “USB Power Adapter - Self-Retracting Wall Charger for Smartphones” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1299/15
Summary
null The retractable USB cable can come into contact with bare components of the printed circuit under mains voltage. An insulation fault could therefore lead to the user getting an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950.
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Product
Power supply — Snail
- Brand
- Snail
- Name / model
- USB Power Adapter - Self-Retracting Wall Charger for Smartphones · SNC 107 Pink Color
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- USB mains charger with auto-retractable cable intended for use with smart phones and tablet computers.
What is the risk?
- null The retractable USB cable can come into contact with bare components of the printed circuit under mains voltage. An insulation fault could therefore lead to the user getting an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 21/09/2015
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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