OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Foldable Travel Electric Kettle (2604-0082)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the fuse link has no granular filler and the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Foldable Travel Electric Kettle
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Foldable Travel Electric Kettle
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire because the fuse link has no granular filler and the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Kettles (Powered)
- Plug model
- EL-210
- Product carton identifiers
- RVG15096-251127-0001-383
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A small, folding kettle with attached wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and may not make a secure connection with the socket. It is also fitted with a suspected counterfeit fuse link which does not conform to the requirements of BS 1362 and lacks any granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2604-0082
- 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 - Kettles (Powered)
- Plug model
- EL-210
- Product carton identifiers
- RVG15096-251127-0001-383
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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