OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: US/UK Travel Adaptor sold via Amazon (2601-0166)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a risk of fire as the UK plug does not confirm to the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
US/UK Travel Adaptor sold via Amazon
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: US/UK Travel Adaptor sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a risk of fire as the UK plug does not confirm to the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- 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 – Plugs
- Amazon Product Identifiers
- X0025LU1MR, FBA15KW7C1G9U000004
- SKU
- C008
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A US to UK travel adapter plug with two USB-C sockets on the side of the plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a risk of fire as the UK plug does not confirm to the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. The fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the plug under fault conditions, and a non-conforming fuse could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Improvements are also required to product documentation and marking.
- 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 and destroyed.
- The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2601-0166
- 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 – Plugs
- Amazon Product Identifiers
- X0025LU1MR, FBA15KW7C1G9U000004
- SKU
- C008
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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