OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: MS Connector for LED Rope Lights (2505-0052)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the product is supplied with a fuse with insufficient granular filler.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandMS
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode502222514212
Product
MS Connector for LED Rope Lights
- Brand
- MS
- Barcode
- 502222514212
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: MS Connector for LED Rope Lights
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire because the product is supplied with a fuse with insufficient granular filler.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – Connector
- Brand
- MS
- Barcode
- 502222514212
- Item Numbers on Packaging
- XBSLXXXXXX35256, XBSLXXXXXX15256, XXBLSCOB50MCN.
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- White connector wall plug intended for use with LED rope lights.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the plug attached to the connector is supplied with a fuse that does not contain a sufficient granular filler. If a fault were to occur and the fuse did not perform its required safety function, the plug would explode from the wall and potentially cause a fire. If the user is near the power source, they may also receive burns.
- 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: 2505-0052
- 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 – Connector
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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