Travel adapter

Unknown · Travel Adapter with USB

Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Germany
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

Two plugs (euro and UK) can be opened at the same time and are connected electrically.

Requirements breached

If one of the plugs is inserted in a socket, the user could touch the pins of the other plug and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Measures taken

Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures Compulsory measuresTaken by: OtherIn force from: 27 June 2018

Product

Description: Cube-shaped travel adapter (6.5 cm x 5.5 cm x 4.5 cm), foldable euro-plug, foldable USA/AUS and UK plug. Universal socket - 2 USB charging sockets on the upper side.
Brand: Unknown

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1035/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-030
Published: 19 July 2018
Corrigendum: Notification A12/0860/18 has been removed from report 2018-026 following a reassessment of the risk proving the product was compliant with the applicable legislation at the time of production. Notifications A11/0126/16 from Report-2016-051 and A12/0904/18, published in Report-2018-027, have been updated at the request of the notifying authorities to include further information to allow correct identification of the affected models.