OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: BITOWAT Christmas Garland with Lights sold via Amazon (2211-0023)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2211-0023
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandBITOWAT
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001LAP1U5
Product
BITOWAT Christmas Garland with Lights 9ft
- Brand
- BITOWAT
- Barcode
- X001LAP1U5
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: BITOWAT Christmas Garland with Lights 9ft
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to access to live parts.
- Corrective action: The product has been destroyed at the border and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Christmas Garland with Lights
- Brand
- BITOWAT
- Barcode
- X001LAP1U5
- Product Codes
- FBA15G1Y60Q4U000158 420066
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Christmas garland ‘kit’ with lights, pinecones, and other optional components.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the product has a counterfeit plug with insufficient distance between the pins and the periphery. Furthermore, the pins are too thin and short. The fuse has no granular filler, which is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions. The consumer could likely touch the live pins whilst trying to plug in or remove the plug, giving them an electric shock.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed at the border and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2211-0023
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been destroyed at the border and the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Christmas Garland with Lights
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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