OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: High voltage string lights, HM-E12-1(25) sold via Amazon (2312-0133)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2312-0133
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001SODYYJ
Product
High voltage string lights, HM-E12-1(25) sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- HM-E12-1(25)
- Barcode
- X001SODYYJ
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: High voltage string lights, HM-E12-1(25) sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362.
- 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 – String lights
- Model
- HM-E12-1(25)
- Barcode
- X001SODYYJ
- Amazon identifier
- FBA15HCB0P72U000067
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black cabled string lights with light bulbs.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362. The length of the fuse was too small and the diameter of the end caps was too large. The end caps were insecurely fixed and the fuse had not been provided with any granular filler to ensure the safe operation under fault conditions. The lights were marketed as being for outdoor use but had not been marked appropriately, with no protections from the potential ingress of water or moisture. The instructions were deemed inadequate as they did not provide sufficient information to ensure proper installation, use and maintenance. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
- The product does not meet the requirements of 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. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2312-0133
- 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 – String lights
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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