OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Recall: Yi Jia Hair Dryer (2012-0210)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2012-0210
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as a result of poor quality soldering and access to live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandYi Jia
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeWI001091962332FPL
Product
Yi Jia Hair Dryer (2000W).
- Brand
- Yi Jia
- Barcode
- WI001091962332FPL
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Yi Jia Hair Dryer (2000W).
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as a result of poor quality soldering and access to live parts.
- Corrective action: The product has been recalled from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Brand
- Yi Jia
- Barcode
- WI001091962332FPL
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Black Yi Jia hair dryer with black power cable and 2-pin plug, supplied with UK travel adaptor and packaged in black plastic packaging with inflatable plastic padding.
- Product Image and PDF
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product featured poor quality soldering with multiple connections soldered directly to components with no stress relief. The product’s lead may be pulled and detached from the product. A user may touch the accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. The product is also supplied with a 2-pin plug and travel adaptor without a fuse, presenting a risk of electric shock.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The authority has required the recall of the product from end users.
- The listing has also been removed by the online marketplace (Wish).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2012-0210
- 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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