OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Food Dehydrator, SMX-01 sold via eBay (2309-0130)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2309-0130
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug does not contain 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.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Food Dehydrator, SMX-01 sold via eBay
- Name / model
- SMX-01
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Food Dehydrator, SMX-01 sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug does not contain 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.
- Corrective action: The products have been destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Food dehydrator
- Model
- SMX-01
- Product identifiers: Numbers on carton
- EZ1160996A1 M010000000002326828 Ds016562293098901580 RVG536-220703-001-2033
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Food Dehydrator with changeable temperature gauge, as well as an attached power plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the fuse within the plug does not contain 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. Additionally, the internal fixings within the product were insecure, which could lead to overheating.
- 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 products have been destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2309-0130
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The products have been destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Food dehydrator
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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