
Hair dryer
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Czechia
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
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
- 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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