OPSS High Kitchen cooking accessories
Product Safety Report: Preethi Blue Leaf Mixer Grinders (2508-0081)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it is supplied with a clover-leaf plug. Additionally, the lack of a fuse means the product is inadequately earthed, presenting a risk of fire under fault conditions.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandPreethi
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Preethi Blue Leaf Mixer Grinders
- Brand
- Preethi
- Name / model
- numbers
- Category
- Kitchen cooking accessories
- Country of origin
- Sri Lanka
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Preethi Blue Leaf Mixer Grinders
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it is supplied with a clover-leaf plug. Additionally, the lack of a fuse means the product is inadequately earthed, presenting a risk of fire under fault conditions.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Kitchen/cooking accessories - Kitchen Combination Mixing/Blending/Chopping Appliances
- Brand
- Preethi
- Model numbers
- MG150, MG149
- Listing names
- Blue Leaf Gold Mixer Grinder 700W, Preethi Blue Leaf Silver Mixer Grinder 600W
- Country of Origin
- Sri Lanka
- Product Description
- Blue and white mixer grinders with accessories and black power supply cord with clover leaf-style plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of electric shock as it is supplied with a clover-leaf plug. If a consumer were to plug the product into a socket, the consumer could gain access to the live parts and receive an electric shock. Additionally, the lack of a fuse means the product is inadequately earthed, presenting a risk of fire under fault conditions. The product was also missing the required markings and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2508-0081
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Kitchen/cooking accessories - Kitchen Combination Mixing/Blending/Chopping Appliances
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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