OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: LED String Lights sold via Amazon (2311-0156)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2311-0156
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the conductors are too thin and offer little to no protection from overheating under fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001TQ7CHL
Product
LED String Lights sold via Amazon
- Barcode
- X001TQ7CHL
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: LED String Lights sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as the conductors are too thin and offer little to no protection from overheating under fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – LED string lights
- Barcode
- X001TQ7CHL
- Other product identifiers
- FBA15H4RTKDNU000017
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- Wall plug operated LED string lights
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the conductors are too thin and offer little to no protection from overheating. The poor conductors may overheat, and the cables could catch fire. The fuse had not been supplied with any granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions. In addition, the chain was fitted with a non-UK plug that had been fitted with a conversion plug which did not comply with BS1363-5.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Removal of the listing by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2311-0156
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – LED string lights
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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