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A11/0113/14

Steam iron

Russell Hobbs · Steamglide

Electrical appliances and equipmentBurns
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Notifying country
UK
Counterfeit
No
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Requirements breached

There is a risk that the flex of the iron may fail causing heat energy to emit through the flex insulation and cable guard; this could cause flash burns to user of the product. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.

Measures taken

  1. Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 3 December 2014

Product

Description
Steam iron in various colours according to model number. Packaged in printed cardboard box. 220-240V. 2000-2400W.
Brand
Russell Hobbs
Model / type
15081, 18651, 18720, 18741,18742,18743,19220,19221,19222,19840,20260,20280,20550,20560
Batch
DDDYY 04512 -36512 and DDDYY 00113 - 19513

Original source

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

Alert number
A11/0113/14 ↗
Weekly report
Report-2014-051
Published
17 December 2014

© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/144303

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