Platform Listing: Wax heater
- Notifying country
- UK
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The product is advertised with an adaptor that does not provide protection to users due to the absence of a fuse. In the case of an overload, the adaptor could overheat causing burns and or leading to fire. The user could touch accessible live parts, increasing the risk electric shock.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Measures taken
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Compulsory measuresTaken by: Retailer
Product
- Description
- Heated machine pot for hot parafine wax hair removal. According to the listing, the product is supplied with an adapter. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- INFO/00098/20 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2020-28
- Published
- 2 July 2020
- Modified
- 16 February 2021
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