OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: ZhongShan Haizhimei Electronic HZMLBC Battery Charger (2210-0082)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS): · Ref. 2210-0082
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of choking due to insufficient distances between conductor contacts and poor quality and counterfeit fuses and plugs.
Reasonsee the original notice
BrandHZMLBC
Batch number(s)not stated
BarcodeX001GT6XFD
Product
ZhongShan Haizhimei Electronic HZMLBC Battery Charger
- Brand
- HZMLBC
- Barcode
- X001GT6XFD
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: ZhongShan Haizhimei Electronic HZMLBC Battery Charger
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of choking due to insufficient distances between conductor contacts and poor quality and counterfeit fuses and plugs.
- Corrective action: The product has been withdrawn from the market, the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon) and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment - Battery Charger
- Brand
- HZMLBC
- Barcode
- X001GT6XFD
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product description
- A four-compartment plug-in battery charger stated to be suitable for 3.6 volt or 3.7-volt lithium batteries.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the conductor contact of the supply cord is too close to the engagement face of the connector. The fuse does not meet the dimensional requirements of the relevant standard (BS1362), the endcaps were insecurely fixed (push-on) and the fused contained no granular filler (required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions). The plug itself is considered to be counterfeit and did not comply with the relevant standard (BS1363-1).
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs and Sockets (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The product has been withdrawn from the market, the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon) and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD case number: 2210-0082
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The product has been withdrawn from the market, the listing removed by the online marketplace (Amazon) and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical Appliances and Equipment - Battery Charger
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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