EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Skin treatment device JMF “Dermapen” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0321/15
Summary
null The power supply does not have adequate insulation and is not designed to withstand foreseeable overloads. The user may consequently receive a mains voltage electric shock. The lack of shutters on the plug adaptor may result in the user receiving an electric shock when plugging / unplugging the appliance. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European…
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Product
Skin treatment device — JMF
- Brand
- JMF
- Name / model
- Dermapen · HJ120100
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Hand held pen style appliance with many tiny needles for skin treatment, supplied with a mains transformer and a control box, accompanied by a plug in adaptor to convert the fitted 2 pin plug to a UK 3 pin configuration. Packaged in plain white cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- null The power supply does not have adequate insulation and is not designed to withstand foreseeable overloads. The user may consequently receive a mains voltage electric shock. The lack of shutters on the plug adaptor may result in the user receiving an electric shock when plugging / unplugging the appliance. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 61558 and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 26/02/2015
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