OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: AOFO 8-Socket Tower Power Strip (2108-0029)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2108-0029
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire, when two or more appliances are plugged into the tower.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandAOFO
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
AOFO 8-Socket Tower Power Strip
- Brand
- AOFO
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: AOFO 8-Socket Tower Power Strip
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire, when two or more appliances are plugged into the tower.
- Corrective action: Recall of the product from end users and removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - tower power strip
- Brand
- AOFO
- ASIN
- B0882Z3JXJ
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- AOFO tower power strip with 8 sockets and 3m black lead with UK plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as, when two or more appliances are plugged into the tower, there may be a breakdown in insulation between input and output circuits, leading inner circuitry to overheat and ignite.
- 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 (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2108-0029
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- Recall of the product from end users and removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - tower power strip
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) ↗