OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Electric Rechargeable Hand Warmer sold via Amazon and eBay (2412-0114)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2412-0114
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as it features poor quality connections.
Reasonsee the original notice
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeLBX02236, 18289792780
Product
Electric Rechargeable Hand Warmer sold via Amazon and eBay — Fuzhou and Yue Electronic Technology Co Ltd.
- Brand
- Fuzhou and Yue Electronic Technology Co Ltd.
- Name / model
- HZU003
- Barcode
- LBX02236, 18289792780
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Electric Rechargeable Hand Warmer sold via Amazon and eBay
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as it features poor quality connections.
- Corrective action: The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon and eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Rechargeable Hand Warmer
- Brand
- Fuzhou and Yue Electronic Technology Co Ltd.
- Model
- HZU003
- Barcode
- LBX02236, 18289792780
- Listing Name
- Hand Warmers 5200mAh Rechargeable, Electronic Hand Warmer/Power Bank with Digital display, model HZU003
- Product Description
- A rechargeable hand warming device with double sided heating and a digital display.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as it features poor quality connections with wires soldered directly to the PCB with no secondary means of mechanical restraint in a high vibration/shock environment. There was also no thermal protection on the cells which could result in thermal runaway, causing the product to catch fire. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon and eBay).
- We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2412-0114
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon and eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Rechargeable Hand Warmer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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