EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Construction products
Smoke detector DICON “Unknown” — risk: fire
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0027/14
Summary
null The smoke detector does not have sufficient sensitivity and can fail to generate an alarm signal. This would prevent users and those around them from taking the measures necessary to avoid the fire risk. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14604.
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Product
Smoke detector — DICON
- Brand
- DICON
- Name / model
- Unknown · DSA 100 FR year of manufacture: 2011 , Lots 11032 and 11044
- Batch number(s)
- Unknown
- Category
- Construction products
- Smoke detector in the form of a white plastic, cylindrical case sold in transparent plastic boxes with a blue strip.
What is the risk?
- null The smoke detector does not have sufficient sensitivity and can fail to generate an alarm signal. This would prevent users and those around them from taking the measures necessary to avoid the fire risk. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 14604.
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: 27/11/2013
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 27/11/2013
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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