
Lighting chain
Lighting chainsElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Sold online
- No
What is the danger
The product has inadequate insulation and a flashover may occur during use. The user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.
Requirements breached
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 19 February 2026
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 19 February 2026
Product
- Description
- Icicle-style decorative light string with 500 multi-coloured LEDs, white insulated wiring, and an end-to-end connector for extendable series connection.
- Packaging
- Colourful cardboard box featuring a photograph of the product.
- Model / type
- Barcode
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- SR/01667/26 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2026-23
- Published
- 10 June 2026
- Modified
- 12 June 2026
- Corrigendum
- SR/01715/26: At the request of the notifying authority new information about the product was added. Notification SR/01567/26; SR/01568/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the identification and risk description of the product. Notifications SR/01548/26; SR/01697/26; SR/01698/26; SR/01699/26; SR/01700/26; SR/01701/26; SR/01702/26; SR/01703/26; SR/01704/26; SR/01705/26; SR/01706/26; SR/01707/26: at the request of the notifying authority the notification has been updated with additional information on the identification of the product.
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