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USB power supply/ adapter – Apple “Apple MD836ZM/A 12W USB power adapter”

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire counterfeit product

Published by Safety Gate 20 May 2020In the weekly report of 22 May 2020 (week 21, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate

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

Product
USB power supply/ adapter
Brand
Apple (7 alerts)
Brand as notified
Apple (counterfeit)
Name
Apple MD836ZM/A 12W USB power adapter
Type / model
Model A1401
Barcode
0885909651603
Barcodes listed
0885909651603 (official alert record)
Description
White USB power supply / adapter.
Risk
The electrical insulation and the creepage/clearance distances are inadequate. The user may receive an electric shock from live parts. Moreover, the material is not sufficiently resistant to heat and fire and does not extinguish. This can lead to a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950-1.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the importer · from 2 Mar 2020
Notifying country
Denmark
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00738/20Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00738/20Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/00738/20
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/00738/20
    European Commission, Safety Gaterecord fields marked “official alert record”: © European Union, CC BY 4.0; values listed separately here
  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-21 (XML)
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