OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Hairdryer sold via Amazon (2310-0233)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2310-0233
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the endcaps of the product’s fuse were insecurely fixed, and the fuse had not been supplied with any granular filler.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Hairdryer sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- D087
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Hairdryer sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the endcaps of the product’s fuse were insecurely fixed, and the fuse had not been supplied with any granular filler.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected and destroyed at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hairdryer
- Model
- D087
- Amazon product identifiers
- X001U6Z18P, FBA15H5XLRCVU000020
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Pink and grey hairdryer with a wall plug
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the endcaps of the product’s fuse were insecurely fixed, and the fuse had not been supplied with any granular filler. This meant that, if fault conditions were to occur, the fuse could not protect the product from potentially catching fire and injuring the user. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected and destroyed at the border.
- Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2310-0233
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected and destroyed at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- 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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