Travel plug adapter

United · Universal Travel Adapter

Electrical appliances and equipmentElectric shock

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

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What is the danger

A Schuko-type electrical plug without a connected protective conductor could be inserted into the device.

Requirements breached

The user can come into contact with live parts. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Voluntary measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 10 September 2018
Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 25 September 2018
Destruction of the product Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 25 September 2018

Product

Description: The cube-shaped travel adaptor (6.2 cm x 4.8 cm x 7.5 cm) has an extensible UK (or USA/AUS) plug secured by a sliding switch and a second extensible Euro plug. The device also incorporates a USB charging socket (5V, 1000 mA) and two replaceable fuses.
Brand: United
Model / type: UTA1647
Batch: 5709884030459

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1467/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-040
Published: 28 September 2018
Corrigendum: Notification A11/0049/14 published in report 20-2014 of 23 May 2014 has been withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority following the Judgement of the General Court in Case T-474/15