OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Leafless Hair Dryer (2601-0115)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler, and the plug face does not meet dimensional requirements.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Leafless Hair Dryer
- Name / model
- YM42
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Leafless Hair Dryer
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler, and the plug face does not meet dimensional requirements.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair-Styling (Powered)
- Model
- YM42
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Leafless hair dryer with attached wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the plug fuse has insufficient granular filler, and the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. A correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the plug under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to product documentation and marking.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2601-0115
- 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-Styling (Powered)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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