OPSS Serious Adaptors plugs sockets
Product Recall: AS Plug Converter (2012-0167)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2012-0167
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to inadequate earth bonding.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandAS
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
AS UK/US/EU Plug Converter.
- Brand
- AS
- Category
- Adaptors plugs sockets
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: AS UK/US/EU Plug Converter.
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to inadequate earth bonding.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Brand
- AS
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Universal plug converter (US/EU/UK) (10A/240V) supplied in plastic packaging.
- Product Image and PDF
- Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The converter contains inadequate earth bonding. If the earth fails and the case of the appliance is metal, the appliance will become live and present a risk of electric shock.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The product has been recalled from end users.
- The listing has also been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2012-0167
- Notified by: Office for Product Safety and Standards
What to do
- The product has been recalled from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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