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Hair dryer

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 7 Dec 2006In the weekly report of 8 Dec 2006 (week 48, 2006)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dryer
Description
Category: Electrical appliancesProduct: Hair dryerBrand: SOKANYType/number of model: SM-1500
Risk
This product poses a serious risk of electric shock because: - during the normal use the basic insulated wires can get into contact with accessible metal parts,- the internal wiring is not fixed,- the accessible metal parts become live,- the plug is of non-standardized type.This product poses a serious risk of fire due to overheating and the too small cross section area of the core.This product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the LVD standard.
Measures
  • Withdrawal from the market and recall from consumers ordered by the authorities
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0796/06Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0796/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0796/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-48 (XML)
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