Electric kettle
National
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Counterfeit
- No
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - water can penetrate the appliance housing near the power socket, adversely affecting the electrical insulation; - the appliance is not earthed and an insulation defect could mean that accessible metal parts are live. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Voluntary stop of sales by the importer. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Product
- Description
- Electric kettle, protection class I, rating: 700 W:• Capacity: 2.6 l,• metal vessel, painted white with flowers,• Mains cable, 2-core, approximately 1.2 m long, with non-compliant 2-pin plug without earth contact.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- 0173/10 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2010-6
- Published
- 11 February 2010
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16463
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