Electrical heater – warm air blower
YA QIAN
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Greece
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock and burns because it does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive on the following points: - the plug is not of the type F “Schuko”, which is being used in Greece, although it can be fixed in the corresponding sockets; - it does not bear any instructions of use in Greek; - the distance between the bars of the “pinecone” is too big and a user (especially a child) can access the heating element. This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities and information to consumers Compulsory measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Orange coloured electrical heater (blow-fire) in a shape of a pinecone, packed in sky blue coloured cardboard box, with the picture of the product. Technical characteristics: 220V, 50 Hz, 800W
- Brand
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0457/07 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2007-20
- Published
- 24 May 2007
- Corrigendum
- Corrigendum Notification 0396/07 of week 18 has been withdrawn because according to the British authority the risk posed by this product is not serious and thus the requirements for an Article 12 notification (serious risk) have not been met.
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