OPSS Serious Gas appliances and components
Product Recall: Yunhetu YT-818 Blowtorch ‘Flame Gun’ (2103-0002)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2103-0002
Reason for the recall
- Product presents a serious risk of burns and explosion as multiple components of the product exceed the maximum temperatures specified in the standard when the product is in use.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandYunhetu
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Yunhetu YT-818 Blowtorch ‘Flame Gun’
- Brand
- Yunhetu
- Name / model
- YT-818
- Category
- Gas appliances and components
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product recall
- Summary
- Product: Yunhetu YT-818 Blowtorch ‘Flame Gun’
- Hazard: Product presents a serious risk of burns and explosion as multiple components of the product exceed the maximum temperatures specified in the standard when the product is in use.
- Corrective action: Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon) and recall of the product from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Gas appliances and components – Blowtorch
- Brand
- Yunhetu
- Model
- YT-818
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A blowtorch head assembly supplied in a single blister pack attached to a yellow and orange piece of card entitled ‘flame gun – the electron strikes a light’.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- Multiple components of the product exceed the maximum temperatures specified in the standard when the product is in use, which presents a serious risk of burns to the user. The instructions are also unclear as to which type of gas canister is required to use the blowtorch head safely, presenting a serious risk of explosion, fire and injuries.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Gas Appliances (Enforcement) and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018.
- 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: 2103-0002
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon) and recall of the product from end users.
- Product information
- Type
- Gas appliances and components – Blowtorch
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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