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USB charger – Samsung “Travel Adapter”

Other risk levels Electric shock counterfeit product

Published by Safety Gate 5 Dec 2019In the weekly report of 13 Dec 2019 (week 50, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate

The official record marks this product as counterfeit: it carries the Samsung name but is not a genuine product of that brand.

Product
USB charger
Brand
Samsung (17 alerts)
Brand as notified
SAMSUNG (counterfeit)
Name
Travel Adapter
Type / model
EP-TA20EWE
Description
White USB power supply in transparent plastic bag. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.
Risk
The clearance/creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. Consequently, the secondary part of the USB charger could become live, leading to an electric shock if touched by the user.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950.
Measures
  • Removal of the product listings from the eBay platform · from 22 Nov 2019
Online marketplace
eBay
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Vietnam
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/0081/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A11/0081/19
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A11/0081/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-050 (XML)
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