OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Carbon Monoxide Alarm (2112-0591)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2112-0591
Reason for the recall
- This product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation as it does not sufficiently detect carbon monoxide.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- Hazard: This product presents a serious risk of asphyxiation as it does not sufficiently detect carbon monoxide.
- Corrective action: Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- ASIN
- X001FDH8EZ
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Unbranded carbon monoxide alarm for domestic use with LCD ppm display and powered by 3x15.V AA batteries. Packaged in black and orange cardboard packaging.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been identified as presenting a serious risk of asphyxiation. The product does not sufficiently detect carbon monoxide at the minimum permissible of 55ppm and 110ppm as required by the standard and presents a risk of carbon monoxide poisoning.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.
- Corrective action
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately and seek alternative carbon monoxide detection. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2112-0591
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Carbon Monoxide Alarm
- ASIN
- X001FDH8EZ
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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