EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Construction products
Smoke detector Chick-a-Dee “Unknown” — risk: asphyxiation, fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0674/13
Summary
null The product is not sufficiently sensitive to smoke and the alarm volume is not sufficiently high. The failure to detect commonly occurring types of fire does not permit the user and others around them to take the measures necessary to avoid the risk of fire.
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Product
Smoke detector — Chick-a-Dee
- Brand
- Chick-a-Dee
- Name / model
- Unknown · CHI-02DZ, CHI-02DW, CHI-02DB, CHI-02DP.
- Batch number(s)
- 8718104100060
- Category
- Construction products
- Optical smoke detector in the form of a bird, including batteries. Manufacturing date: 04/09/2011, black and white colour. The product is also available in white, pink and light blue.
What is the risk?
- null The product is not sufficiently sensitive to smoke and the alarm volume is not sufficiently high. The failure to detect commonly occurring types of fire does not permit the user and others around them to take the measures necessary to avoid the risk of fire.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 18/02/2013
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 02/05/2013
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