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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 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dryer
Description
Category: Electrical appliancesProduct: Hair dryerBrand: RAINBOWType/number of model: Unknown
Risk
This product poses a serious risk of electric shock and fire because:- the dimensions of the plug are insufficient; - the cross sectional area of the conductors are insufficient;- the cord anchorage is inadequate; - during the abnormal operational test both flames and poisonous/ignitable gas were emitted and the temperature rise of the floor of the test corner exceeded the required value. As a result the product failed to meet the electric strength test;- the product is not marked with the necessary warnings.The products do not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Sales ban ordered by the authority
Notifying country
Czechia
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0805/06
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0805/06
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2006-48 (XML)
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