OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Coolguy Digital Curling Iron (2202-0167)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2202-0167
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of burns and fire as the product may overheat and ignite due to inadequate internal construction.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)X001FYL53J
Barcodenot stated
Product
Coolguy Digital Curling Iron
- Batch number(s)
- X001FYL53J
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Coolguy Digital Curling Iron
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of burns and fire as the product may overheat and ignite due to inadequate internal construction.
- Corrective action: We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - curling iron
- Batch Number
- X001FYL53J
- SKU
- CD-001
- Other identifier
- FBA15FH5KHBCU000011
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Pink and black digital curling iron supplied in black cardboard packaging with Coolguy branding.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of burns and fire as the conductors’ cross-sectional area in the mains power cord does not meet the minimum required by the standard. The conductors may overheat, causing the product to catch fire and for the user to receive burns.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2202-0167
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - curling iron
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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