OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Feet Warmer, FY-HWJB68 sold via Amazon (2411-0103)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because it is inadequately earthed.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Feet Warmer, FY-HWJB68 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- Number
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Feet Warmer, FY-HWJB68 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire because it is inadequately earthed.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Feet warmer
- Model Number
- FY-HWJB68
- Amazon product identifiers
- FBA15DST66WU000018, X001NUSVIH
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- An electric foot warming blanket with wall plug and control for timing and temperature.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because it is inadequately earthed. The plug is fitted with an ineffective fuse which does not contain a sufficient granular filler to operate as needed. If an electrical fault occurs in the appliance/power supply, the poor-quality fuse will not function as required, potentially causing the product to overheat and ignite. Improvements are also required to marking, labelling and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification: 2411-0103
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Feet warmer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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