EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Lighting equipment
Table lamp Vidik — risk: burns, choking, cuts, electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0418/18
Summary
The lamp does not have a transformer or converter. A child could touch the metal parts under high voltage and receive an electric shock. The lamp bulb is easily accessible and touching it when is hot it may cause burns.The lamp is not sufficiently stable and does not have sufficient mechanical strength. It can be easily broken exposing users to small pieces. As a consequence, this might lead to risk of cuts and…
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Product
Table lamp — Vidik
- Brand
- Vidik
- Name / model
- DY15446; Code: 16651
- Batch number(s)
- 3850330045809
- Category
- Lighting equipment
- Table lamp for children with a stand in the shape of bear. The lamp is white and packed in a cardboard box.
What is the risk?
- The lamp does not have a transformer or converter. A child could touch the metal parts under high voltage and receive an electric shock. The lamp bulb is easily accessible and touching it when is hot it may cause burns.The lamp is not sufficiently stable and does not have sufficient mechanical strength. It can be easily broken exposing users to small pieces. As a consequence, this might lead to risk of cuts and choking.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 31/01/2018
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 31/01/2018
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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