OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Wax Warmer, WAX-5001 & 5002 sold via Amazon (2501-0003)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2501-0003
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as there is a lack of protection from access to its live parts.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcodenot stated
Product
Wax Warmer, WAX-5001 & 5002 sold via Amazon
- Name / model
- WAX-5001 and WAX-5002
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Wax Warmer, WAX-5001 & 5002 sold via Amazon
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as there is a lack of protection from access to its live parts.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The product has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Wax Warmer
- Model
- WAX-5001 and WAX-5002
- Amazon product identifiers
- X0021OL857, FBA15JH42NY0U000061
- SKUs
- FBA-DOUK-M…WH00020-UK, FBA-DOUK-M…WH00021-UK, FBA-DOUK-M…WH00013-BK, FBA-DOUK-M…WH00013, FBA-DOUK-M, WH00012, FBA-DOUK-M…WH00012-BK
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- A pink large wax warmer for home use with scented melts.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as there is a lack of protection from access to its live parts. As the product is inadequately earthed and does not notify the consumer in the instructions, the insulation could break down during use. This then means that the metal parts accessible to the consumer become live, giving the consumer an electric shock were they to touch them.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The product has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2501-0003
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- The product has been removed from the online marketplace (Amazon).
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Wax Warmer
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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