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Shock items – Shock, Haoke

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 25 Jun 2009In the weekly report of 26 Jun 2009 (week 24, 2009)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Shock items
Brand
Shock (17 alerts), Haoke
Brand as notified
1. Shock 2. Haoke3. Unknown
Description
The products are joke items: 1. “Shock Chewing Gum” – product resembling chewing gum – white, green or yellow packaging,2. “Shock Lighter” – product resembling a metal lighter,3. “Shocking pen” – product resembling a pen, made of black plastic, with metal tip and cap. The products are packed in plastic blisters fastened to cardboard bearing the CE marking and the following information in English: “Made in China”, “The product may cause a risk especially for children under 14 years and persons with health disorders”. There are also instructions for replacement of the batteries and information in Polish: “Exclusively for children over 3 years”, “Use only under supervision of an adult”.
Risk
The products pose a risk of electric shock because the peak current and impulse discharges that are generated by the Shock Chewing Gum (385 – 400 V), Shock Lighter (144 V), and Shocking pen (380 – 400 V) are above the permitted level (42.4 V) and therefore they should be considered dangerous for the health of the user.The products do not comply with the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the importer
Notifying country
Poland
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0832/09Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0832/09Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert 0832/09
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Other alerts for Shock

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert 0832/09
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2009-24 (XML)
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