OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Kemey Hair Dryer sold via eBay (2305-0014)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2305-0014
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug and fuse did not meet the requirements of the relevant standard.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode6955549388963
Product
Kemey Hair Dryer sold via eBay
- Name / model
- KM-8896
- Barcode
- 6955549388963
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Kemey Hair Dryer sold via eBay
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug and fuse did not meet the requirements of the relevant standard.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair dryer
- Barcode
- 6955549388963
- Model
- KM-8896
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Black and gold hair dryer with multiple detachable front pieces
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fitted to this sample did not comply with BS1363 as when tested, it was found that the lengths of the live and neutral pins were too short.
- The fuse did not comply with BS1362 as it had not been supplied with any granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions. The instructions supplied with the product were inadequate as they did not contain sufficient information to ensure the correct and safe use of the equipment.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2305-0014
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair dryer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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