Hairdryer

Nova · Professional HairDryer

Electrical appliances and equipmentBurnsElectric shockFire

Notifying country: Hungary
Counterfeit: No

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What is the danger

The hairdryer does not have a thermal cut-out device. The plastic material of the casing is combustible. The mains cable is not properly anchored.

Requirements breached

The hair dryer can overheat and catch fire. Melted plastic can cause burns. The mains cable could detach leaving the live conductors accessible. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 22 August 2018
Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 22 August 2018

Product

Description: Black and red electric hairdryer with removable, transparent reducer part. Packaged in a colourful cardboard box.
Brand: Nova
Model / type: N-670 (on the packaging); 16772 / 1200237 (on a label)
Batch: 8 039012 002377 ; 6 925979 750012

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1325/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-037
Published: 10 September 2018
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1059/18 published on report 31-2018 of 03/08/2018 and withdrawn temporarily at the request of the notifying country has been re-published in the same weekly report following analysis of new tests that the authority has considered confirm the risks linked to the product.

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