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Mobile phone charger – FS Accessories

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 6 Mar 2008In the weekly report of 7 Mar 2008 (week 9, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 8 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Mobile phone charger
Brand
FS Accessories
Type / model
Various travel chargers marked with GX30, or MYC-2, or NOK, or CST13, as if compatible with various mobile phones
Description
Mobile phone battery chargers (various) in individual cardboard boxes. All marked ‘FS Accessories High Quality Travel Charger’.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock due to :- lack of double insulation. - live and neutral parts are only 0.9 mm apart (standard requires min 2 mm).- insufficient wiring and non-secured soldering likely to cause a short circuit. - inadequate construction. One catastrophic failure reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0289/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0289/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-9 (XML)
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