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Aquarium lamp – Flamingo

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 21 May 2009In the weekly report of 22 May 2009 (week 19, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Aquarium lamp
Brand
Flamingo (3 alerts)
Type / model
Compact lamp 11W Flamingo – Aquality, ML-11
Description
Portable lamp to be fitted to the side of an aquarium by sliding the glass into a slit – luminous reflector - with adjustable direction and height.
Risk
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the length between the transformer and the plug exceeds 0.5 m (1.48 m measures), - the product is not properly insulated and water can get into the lamp through the ventilation holes. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers by the distributor
Notifying country
France
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0667/09
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Other alerts for Flamingo

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0667/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-19 (XML)
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