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0805/06

Hair dryer

Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
Czechia
Counterfeit
No
Sold online
No
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What is the danger

This product poses a serious risk of electric shock and fire because: - the dimensions of the plug are insufficient; - the cross sectional area of the conductors are insufficient; - the cord anchorage is inadequate; - during the abnormal operational test both flames and poisonous/ignitable gas were emitted and the temperature rise of the floor of the test corner exceeded the required value. As a result the product failed to meet the electric strength test; - the product is not marked with the necessary warnings. The products do not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Measures taken

  1. Sales ban ordered by the authority Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other

Product

Description
Category: Electrical appliancesProduct: Hair dryerBrand: RAINBOWType/number of model: Unknown

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number
0805/06 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2006-48
Published
7 December 2006

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