What is the danger
The insulation of the hairdryer is not sufficient in case of overheating, and the product lacks thermal protection. A user may touch it and receive burns, or the product may catch fire.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-23.
Measures taken
- Destruction of the product Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 December 2022
- Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 December 2022
- Stop of sales Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 22 December 2022
Product
- Description
- Hairdryer with plastic housing.
- Packaging
- Cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00114/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-3
- Published
- 18 January 2023
- Modified
- 7 February 2023
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