EU alert · Safety Gate Other risk levels Electrical appliances and equipment
Wall plug adapter supplied with various devices Apple “Two pin wall plug adapters supplied with Mac computers and iOS devices” — risk: electric shock
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A11/0014/16
Summary
null The wall plug adapter may break when being plugged in to, or unplugged from, the mains wall socket. If this happens, the user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
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Product
Wall plug adapter supplied with various devices — Apple
- Brand
- Apple
- Name / model
- Two pin wall plug adapters supplied with Mac computers and iOS devices
- Batch number(s)
- The two pin wall plug adapters affected by the recall were supplied with Mac computers and iOS devices from 2003 to 2015. They were also included in the standalone Apple Power Adapter supplied up.....
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Two pin wall plug adapters supplied with various devices.
What is the risk?
- null The wall plug adapter may break when being plugged in to, or unplugged from, the mains wall socket. If this happens, the user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 28/01/2016
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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