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Rice cooker – Tiger King

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 1 Apr 2010In the weekly report of 2 Apr 2010 (week 13, 2010)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Rice cooker
Brand
Tiger King
Type / model
ARC-G18HT
Description
Rice cooker, diameter approximately 26cm, with closable lid, 220 Volt, 700 Watt, capacity: 1.8 litres
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because it is not earthed and in the case of an insulation defect the outer casing will become live; and because the cable insulation is so brittle that it cracks after being handled normally for a short time, exposing live wires that could be touched.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Voluntary stop of sales by the retailer
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
Republic of Korea
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0590/10Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0590/10
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0590/10
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2010-13 (XML)
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