OPSS High Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Toothbrush Charger WY-3757 sold via Amazon (2511-0273)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1362.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Toothbrush Charger WY-3757 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- WY-3757
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Toothbrush Charger WY-3757 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1362.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Chargers
- Model
- WY-3757
- Amazon Product Identifiers
- X002A68Z4D, FBA15KTM0VDKU000003
- SKU
- T0881UK-HGUKT0881UK-HGUK
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A toothbrush charger with wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1362. This means that if there was a surge in current or a fault, the fuse may fail to operate as intended, causing the plug to explode and/or catch fire. Improvements are also required to the product marking, labelling and documentation.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2511-0273
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Chargers
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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