Electric kettle

OFESTA BARCELONA · OFESTA WK 226

Electrical appliances and equipmentBurnsElectric shock

Country of origin: UK
Notifying country: Latvia
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: No

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What is the danger

The power connector is not adapted to the electric kettle, resulting in overheating. The non-metallic parts of the product are not sufficiently resistant to ignition. Users may touch live parts which are overheated or where the insulation has been damaged, and receive burns or an electric shock.

Requirements breached

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60335-2-15 and EN 60695-2-11.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 17 November 2021

Product

Description: White plastic electric kettle in protection class II. Power plug, 220-240V, 50/60Hz, and 1000-1200W. Capacity: 1.0 liters.
Packaging: Colourful cardboard box.
Brand: OFESTA BARCELONA
Model / type: 3801023 (v01)WK 226
Barcode: 5060337470254
Batch: 20509504

Original source

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

Alert number: A11/00079/22 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2022-27
Published: 22 August 2022
Modified: 21 December 2022
Corrigendum: In agreement with the notifying authority, case A11/00079/22 has been updated with new pictures, and the batch number was corrected.