EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter Newtop “ADAPTOR International” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/0617/17
Summary
null Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin, or the partially plugged-in pin of the plug, accessible. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.
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Product
Travel plug adapter — Newtop
- Brand
- Newtop
- Name / model
- ADAPTOR International · NT-3693
- Batch number(s)
- 8054686036930
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Adapter with three plugs (Euro, US, UK) and one socket.
What is the risk?
- null Single-pole or partial insertion of a plug is possible leaving the free remaining live pin, or the partially plugged-in pin of the plug, accessible. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal, recall and destruction of the products.
- Date of entry into force: 07/04/2017
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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