OPSS Serious Adaptors plugs sockets
Product Safety Report: LCD Display Intelligent Fast Battery Charger (2201-0082)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2201-0082
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock & fire due to a non-compliant plug & cord.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
LCD Display Intelligent Fast Battery Charger for AA & AAA Rechargeable Batteries.
- Category
- Adaptors plugs sockets
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: LCD Display Intelligent Fast Battery Charger for AA & AAA Rechargeable Batteries.
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock & fire due to a non-compliant plug & cord.
- Corrective action: Withdrawal of the product from the market. The listing has also been removed from the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – battery charger
- eBay ID
- 282968124892
- Product description
- Black battery charger with 3 pin plug
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Report and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the plug is not compliant. The plug does not meet the minimum distance across the pins and has internal live parts. The product also presents a risk of fire as the mains cord sets may overheat, and the fuse fails to protect it as it’s counterfeit and unreliable.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Withdrawal of the product from the market. The listing has also been removed from the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2201-0082
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Withdrawal of the product from the market. The listing has also been removed from the online marketplace (eBay).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – battery charger
- eBay ID
- 282968124892
- Product description
- Black battery charger with 3 pin plug
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Report and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the plug is not compliant. The plug does not meet the minimum distance across the pins and has internal live parts. The product also presents a risk of fire as the mains cord sets may overheat, and the fuse fails to protect it as it’s counterfeit and unreliable.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- Withdrawal of the product from the market. The listing has also been removed from the online marketplace (eBay).
- Additional information
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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