Waterproof Outdoor Socket
FORMIZON
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Notifying country
- Germany
- Sold online
- Yes
What is the danger
The earthing contact pins may deform during use, leading to an insufficient contact with the earthed conductor. Furthermore, the insulation between the primary and secondary circuits of the USB power supply is insufficient. A user may touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.
Measures taken
- Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 20 January 2023
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: ManufacturerIn force from: 20 January 2023
- Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 August 2022
Product
- Description
- Waterproof in-wall USB socket with 2 USB ports. Product sold online, in particular via Amazon, with ASIN B08P71HHQW.
- Packaging
- Cardboard blister.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/00169/23 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2023-4
- Published
- 24 January 2023
- Modified
- 24 January 2023
- Corrigendum
- At the request of the notifying authority, notification A12/00172/23 has been withdrawn as a duplication of A12/00152/23.
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