EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adapters HALOTEC “Unknown” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1591/13
Summary
null It is possible to insert one pin of a plug in one hole of a live socket while the other pin of the plug remains accessible.Live parts of the plug protected by shutters can be accessed without a pin being inserted. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
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Product
Travel adapters — HALOTEC
- Brand
- HALOTEC
- Name / model
- Unknown · SK08207, SK08216 and SK08218.
- Batch number(s)
- 8435100545540 and 8435100506473
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel adapters. Ref. SK08216 is inside a rigid plastic holder. The other two are shrink-wrapped individually or in bulk bearing a sticker with the CE marking, reference and barcode.
What is the risk?
- null It is possible to insert one pin of a plug in one hole of a live socket while the other pin of the plug remains accessible.Live parts of the plug protected by shutters can be accessed without a pin being inserted. The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at border
- Date of entry into force: 31/10/2013
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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