
UV nail lamp
Unknown · UV LAMP
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
Requirements breached
The plastic casing is not sufficiently heat resistant and may overheat and catch fire. The accessible metal parts of the UV tubes are separated with only basic insulation from the live parts. The wire ends of the cable are not properly secured and could detach causing them to become accessible or causing accessible metal parts to become live. If an internal short circuit occurred, the fluorescent lamp may explode causing cuts to the user. The warnings supplied with the product are insufficient. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures taken
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 29 December 2016
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: Distributor
Product
- Description
- Mains operated, nail dryer with white casing. Packaging: cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/0524/17 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2017-016
- Published
- 18 April 2017
- Corrigendum
- Notification A11/0046/17 in Report-2017-010 has been updated following new information from the notifying authority concerning the products affected. Notification A12/0212/17 in Report-2017-008 has been withdrawn following a revised risk assessment by the notifying authority.
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