Travel plug adaptor
As · Travel Adaptor
Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- UK
- Counterfeit
- No
Requirements breached
The product does not provide adequate protection against electric shock because it does not provide an earth connection. The mains pins are uneven and do not fit into a mains socket. There are no shutters on the plug to stop a screw driver or another small object from being inserted into the live connections. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60884.
Measures taken
- Import rejected at border Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 20 June 2014
Product
- Description
- Travel plug adaptor with a three pin connecting face which allows various other plugs to be inserted for connection to a mains power supply. The product comes packed with other pin types in a cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1524/14 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2014-039
- Published
- 25 September 2014
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/129996
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