
Insect killer
Mentavill · ROVARCSAPDA / APARAT INSECTE
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
- Notifying country
- Hungary
- Counterfeit
- No
What is the danger
The design of the device is appealing to children. They may consequently use the product in play and insert a metal object (e.g. a spoon) through the protective grille, touching live parts of the product.
Requirements breached
The internal wiring can become damaged through contact with sharp edges of the insecticide grid. The user may touch the damaged wiring and receive an electric shock when removing the protective grille for cleaning purpose. The product does not comply with the requirements of 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: 20 May 2019
- Recall of the product from end users Compulsory measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 20 May 2019
Product
- Description
- Frog-shaped insect killer with UV lamp and fan. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
- Brand
- Model / type
- Batch
Original source
Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.
- Alert number
- A12/1082/19 ↗
- Weekly report
- Report-2019-029
- Published
- 10 July 2019
- Corrigendum
- Notification A12/1009/19 of report 2019-28 has been updated with information on the affected batch.
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