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Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 9 Jun 2005In the weekly report of 10 Jun 2005 (week 23, 2005)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Description
“kansai - soft and metal hairdryer” (wh-1250)
Risk
Risk of electric shock. Insufficient conductor cross section; incompliant colours of the conductor insulation and plug; possible contact with live elements through the front grille. In addition, misleading claimed input (800W instead of 1250W). The hairdryer does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant standards.
Measures
  • Product seized by the authorities
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0300/05
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0300/05
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2005-23 (XML)
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