EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adapter Skross “Europe to United Kingdom / World to United Kingdom” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1038/14
Summary
null The pins of the plug adaptor may come loose. If a pin detached from the plug adaptor and remained in the wall socket, the user could touch the live pin and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the relevant national standard.
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Product
Travel plug adapter — Skross
- Brand
- Skross
- Name / model
- Europe to United Kingdom / World to United Kingdom · Combo World to UK, Europe to UK
- Batch number(s)
- 7640112215508, 7640112218448, 7640112215317.Batch numbers 1334 to 1349
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Travel plug adapter in blister pack. There are two different types: EU to UK or World to UK.
What is the risk?
- null The pins of the plug adaptor may come loose. If a pin detached from the plug adaptor and remained in the wall socket, the user could touch the live pin and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the requirements of the relevant national standard.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 27/06/2014
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 27/06/2014
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Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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