OPSS Serious Adaptors plugs sockets
Product Safety Report: 65W AC Adapter for Laptop (2111-0106)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2111-0106
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of serious burns as the charger has a counterfeit plug with an insufficient fuse.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandfxl power
Batch number(s)No
Barcodenot stated
Product
65W AC Adapter for Laptop — fxl power
- Brand
- fxl power
- Batch number(s)
- No
- Category
- Adaptors plugs sockets
- Country of origin
- Hong Kong
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: 65W AC Adapter for Laptop
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of serious burns as the charger has a counterfeit plug with an insufficient fuse.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has also been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Laptop charger
- Brand
- fxl power
- Batch No
- X0018UPISD
- SKU
- FX00031-UK
- Country of Origin
- Hong Kong
- Product description
- A black charging unit and separate cable for charging a laptop supplied in a plain cardboard box
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of burns as the charger has a counterfeit plug with an insufficient fuse. The fuse has no granular filler and as such can not function following a fault with the product. The charger may therefore explode and catch fire, posing a burn hazard to users.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Import rejected at the border and destruction of the product.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2111-0106
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has also been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Laptop charger
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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