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Solar tea lights Garden Bright “Set of 6 Solar Tea Lights” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00992/21
Summary
The battery and tea light housing are too small and the battery overheats while being charged. This can lead the battery to explode, the small particles coming out of it causing injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
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Product
Solar tea lights — Garden Bright
- Brand
- Garden Bright
- Name / model
- Set of 6 Solar Tea Lights · 711631
- Batch number(s)
- 02/202105/2021
- Barcode
- 4088600390703 4088600390710
- Category
- Decorative articles
- Set of 6 solar tea lights (comes in White LED or Amber LED)
- Recall information: https://cdn.aldi-digital.co.uk/wmeCPQh1CC3lq2mg12JZa4lFx4w.pdf
What is the risk?
- The battery and tea light housing are too small and the battery overheats while being charged. This can lead the battery to explode, the small particles coming out of it causing injuries to the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the General Product Safety Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 07/06/2021
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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