OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Grey and Purple Hairdryer sold via eBay (2211-0003)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2211-0003
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to a counterfeit fuse and lack of insulation.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)OC0000002028169
Barcodenot stated
Product
Grey and Purple Hairdryer sold via eBay
- Batch number(s)
- OC0000002028169
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Grey and Purple Hairdryer sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to a counterfeit fuse and lack of insulation.
- Corrective action: Destruction of the product at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hairdryer
- Batch number
- OC0000002028169
- eBay Item Number
- 403759692610
- Counterfeit
- Unknown
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A grey hairdryer with purple edges and buttons and black power supply cord with three pin plug
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product poses a serious risk of an electric shock due to a counterfeit fuse and lack of insulation. The internal build quality featured poor quality connections with wires soldered directly to component legs. The main 4 stage switch did not have any approval markings. The product stated it had thermal protection, but this could not be found. The fuse had friction fit end caps and did not contain a ballast, and the fuse is considered counterfeit.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations or the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The product has been destroyed at the border.
- The listings have been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2211-0003
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Destruction of the product at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hairdryer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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