OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: 10M-50M 100-500 LED String Lights for Outdoor Use sold via Wish (2208-0100)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2208-0100
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of electric shock due to it’s poor mechanical strength and inadequate creepage and clearance distances.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
10M-50M 100-500 LED String Lights for Outdoor Use sold via Wish.
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: 10M-50M 100-500 LED String Lights for Outdoor Use sold via Wish.
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of electric shock due to it’s poor mechanical strength and inadequate creepage and clearance distances.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – String chain
- Wish ID
- 3a377b88611b4766a682e9191516c013
- Listing Name
- 10M-50M 100-500LEDS Fairy LED String Light Outdoor Waterproof AC220V String Garland for Xmas Wedding Christmas Party Holiday New Years
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A set of clear string lights with a white plastic control enclosure.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been recalled as it presents a risk of electric shock due to it’s poor mechanical strength and inadequate creepage and clearance distances. When impact tests were performed, the plastic enclosure broke open, giving users access to live parts. Additionally, the minimum creepage and clearance distances between live and neutral on the control printed circuit board (PCB) tracks were 1.1mm. The minimum requirements are 1.5mm clearance and 2.5mm creepage. The interconnection plug does not meet dimensional requirements and the UK mains plug adaptor does not meet BS EN 1363 polarity requirements. The product did not contain a marking label and no user instructions were provided. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The product has been recalled from end users.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2208-0100
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The product has been recalled from end users. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – String chain
- Wish ID
- 3a377b88611b4766a682e9191516c013
- Listing Name
- 10M-50M 100-500LEDS Fairy LED String Light Outdoor Waterproof AC220V String Garland for Xmas Wedding Christmas Party Holiday New Years
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
Source: Office for Product Safety and Standards, GOV.UK. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. EU Safety Radar is an independent information service; the text above presents the official data in the original language — the notice published by the authority is authoritative.
Open the original notice (www.gov.uk) ↗ Official document (PDF) ↗