OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Ultrasonic Pest Repeller (2209-0117)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2209-0117
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to the plug pins being too close to the periphery of the plug.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX0011GH148
Product
Ultrasonic Pest Repeller
- Barcode
- X0011GH148
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Ultrasonic Pest Repeller
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to the plug pins being too close to the periphery of the plug.
- Corrective action: Destruction of the product at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Ultrasonic Pest Repeller
- Barcode
- X0011GH148
- Amazon APP Ref
- 717640
- Country of origin
- China
- Product description
- Wall plug in device to repel insects with an ultrasonic sound, packaged in blue cardboard packaging.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product has been identified as presenting a serious risk of electric shock. The pins are too close to the periphery of the plug, meaning that a consumer may touch the live pins when removing or inputting the plug into an electrical socket, receiving an electric shock. The product also requires improvements to markings and instructions.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- Destruction of the product at the border.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2209-0117
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- Destruction of the product at the border.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Ultrasonic Pest Repeller
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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