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Hair dryer – Benzer

Serious risk Fire, Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 26 Jun 2008In the weekly report of 27 Jun 2008 (week 25, 2008)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dryer
Brand
Benzer
Brand as notified
BENZER
Description
A hair dryer made from black plastic, provided with a supply cord H 03 VVH2-F, 2 x 0.75 mm2 and a plug with technical data: 250V~, 16А. Technical data of the hair dryer: 230 V, 50 Hz, 3000 W.
Risk
The product poses a risk of fire and injuries because the supply cord has a cross-sectional area of 0.75mm² whereas it should be at least 1 mm² for hairdryers, with a rated power of 3000W and a rated voltage of 230V. In addition, there are no safety warnings. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Bulgaria
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0672/08
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2008-25 (XML)
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