OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: GreenSun LED Lighting Aquarium Light, HCX-081 sold via Amazon (2408-0070)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are shorter and wider than required, and could cause damage to the socket over time, leading to overheating.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001E9BQWF
Product
GreenSun LED Lighting Aquarium Light, HCX-081 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- HCX-081
- Barcode
- X001E9BQWF
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: GreenSun LED Lighting Aquarium Light, HCX-081 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are shorter and wider than required, and could cause damage to the socket over time, leading to overheating.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Aquarium Light
- Model
- HCX-081
- Barcode
- X001E9BQWF
- Amazon identifier
- FBA15J04V57LU000001
- SKU
- D079-APP18-UKFBA-ZZB
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- An aquarium light for illumination with wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug pins are shorter and wider than required, and therefore do not make proper contact with the connections, damaging the socket over time. This could cause the plug pins and the plug 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. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD number: 2408-0070
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Aquarium Light
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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