Children's night light
Unknown · Fashion Plastic lamp
Lighting equipmentElectric shock
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Malta
- Counterfeit
- Yes
What is the danger
The light lacks a SELV (safety extra-low voltage) device and an earth connection and the insulation is inadequate.
Requirements breached
As a consequence, 240V from the mains are supplied to the product and live parts are accessible. The device could be connected to the mains supply without an earth connection, leading to an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures taken
- Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: RetailerIn force from: 18 September 2018
Product
- Description
- A night light with cartoon characters on its shade.
- Brand
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1426/18 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2018-039
- Published
- 24 September 2018
© European Union, Safety Gate · https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/334151
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