EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Electrical appliances and equipment
Travel plug adaptor astrum “UNIVERSAL TRAVEL ADAPTOR” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/1768/18
Summary
The dimension of the openable EUROPE plug is significantly smaller than required. Single-pole insertion of a plug is possible. The user may touch a live pin of the plug when the adaptor is plugged into a socket outlet.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and EN 60884.
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Product
Travel plug adaptor — astrum
- Brand
- astrum
- Name / model
- UNIVERSAL TRAVEL ADAPTOR · A92539-B; CH390 (on the packaging)
- Batch number(s)
- 4 897033 647212
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Universal travel adaptor with 2 USB socket and without a protective earth connection. Packaging: transparent plastic box
What is the risk?
- The dimension of the openable EUROPE plug is significantly smaller than required. Single-pole insertion of a plug is possible. The user may touch a live pin of the plug when the adaptor is plugged into a socket outlet.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and EN 60884.
Measures taken
- 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: 04/09/2018
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 04/09/2018
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