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 and it has no fuse for over-current protection.

Requirements breached

Users could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. In case of an overload, the absence of a fuse could lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the British standard BS 1363.

Measures taken

Withdrawal of the product from the market Compulsory measuresTaken by: ImporterIn force from: 30 July 2018

Product

Description: Travel plug adaptor: UK 3-pin-type
Brand: Unknown
Model / type: 42-13671
Batch: 2200000017499

Original source

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

Alert number: A12/1670/18 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2018-046
Published: 7 November 2018
Corrigendum: Corrigendum : Notification A12/0794/18 from Report 2018-023 has been permanently withdrawn at the request of the notifying authority, following reassessment of the risk.