{
  "alert_number": "0088/08",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/0088-08",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-13146",
  "safety_gate_published": "2008-01-31",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2008,
    "week": 4,
    "date": "2008-02-01"
  },
  "category": "Lighting chains",
  "product": "Christmas lighting chain in the form of a star",
  "brand_as_notified": "Unknown",
  "brands": [],
  "name": null,
  "model": "Unknown",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "The lighting chain consists of coloured Christmas stars into which the lights are inserted.  The packaging is a transparent cellophane bag that is sealed at the top with a piece of cardboard on which is written “60 miniature lights”.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Electric shock",
  "risk": "The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- the sample failed the electric strength test for Class II luminaries,- the mechanical strength of the lighting chain is insufficient, given that it failed the test with the apparatus activated by a spring, leaving the live parts accessible,-  the terminals do not pass the test for the efficiency of permanent connections,- the chain’s cable are lower than that of the type of cable specified in the standard and the nominal cross-section of the conductors is 0.06 mm², which is less than the 50 mm² required by the standard,- the cable did not pass the tensile test,  - the plug does not comply with IEC standard 60083,- the length of the cable between the plug and the first light-socket is 0.70 metres, which is less than the 1.50m required by the standard,- it does not provide protection against damp conditions that may arise through normal use, - it failed the electric strength test,- it failed the ball pressure test, - it does not have any markings or safety instructions.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Import rejected by the customs authorities",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other\nCategory of measure(s): Import rejected by the customs authorities.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [],
  "notifying_country": "Spain",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "Unknown"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}