EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel adaptor “Universal Travel Adaptor” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00901/24
Summary
The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket intended for appliances of protection class-II. Moreover, live parts are accessible when any of the plugs is inserted. A person could touch the live parts of the adaptor and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
Travel adaptor
- Name / model
- Universal Travel Adaptor · 931
- Barcode
- 2019060900579
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel adaptor.
What is the risk?
- The plug of a protection class-I appliance can be inserted into the socket intended for appliances of protection class-II. Moreover, live parts are accessible when any of the plugs is inserted. A person could touch the live parts of the adaptor and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 23/02/2024
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product
- Date of entry into force: 23/02/2024
- 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: 23/02/2024
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