EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor “Universal travel adapter” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. SR/03013/25
Summary
The product's earthing protection is inadequate, it allows for the simultaneous extraction of two plugs and it allows single-pole plug insertion, leaving live parts accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 62368-1.
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Product
Travel adaptor
- Name / model
- Universal travel adapter · 931L
- Batch number(s)
- PAT200930196087.4
- Barcode
- 6817149484554
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Universal white travel adaptor.
What is the risk?
- The product's earthing protection is inadequate, it allows for the simultaneous extraction of two plugs and it allows single-pole plug insertion, leaving live parts accessible. The user could touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 62368-1.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
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