A12/1352/1812 September 2018

Travel plug adaptor

Unknown

Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shockFire

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: Cyprus
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The product does not provide protection for users due to the absence of shutters on live parts. Moreover, it does not have a fuse.

Requirements breached

Users could therefore touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. Also, there is no fuse for over-current protection, which could lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the standard BS 1363.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 18 May 2018

Product

Description: White travel plug adaptor with 3 pins.
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: 18-211
Batch: 5291301182112

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1352/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-038
Published: 12 September 2018
Corrigendum: Corrigenda: Notification A12/0914/18 from Report-2018-028 has been updated to reflect more accurately the non-compliance and the resulting risk for consumers. The product category in notification A11/0147/17 from Report 2017-51 has been modified at the request of the notifying country.