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Desk lamp

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 12 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 13 Jun 2008 (week 23, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Desk lamp
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
MT-7031
Description
The lamp is 170 mm high but could increase to a height of 380 mm by extending the cord linking the lampshade and its support/base. The product is packed in a cardboard box. The lampshade is made of a thin steel plate, 1 mm in depth and of blue or pink colour. The lamp's support is plastic and can be used as a clamp to fix the lamp to a desk/table.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because:- the ceramic clamp contains conductors which can easily rotate, twist and be detached resulting in a short circuit,- the lamp is unstable, the base is too small in respect to the entire structure of the lamp.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Romania
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0629/08
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0629/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-23 (XML)
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