recallarchive

Insect killer “Rechargeable Mosquito Hitting Swatter”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 5 Feb 2014In the weekly report of 14 Feb 2014 (week 6, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 9 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Insect killer
Brand
Unknown
Name
Rechargeable Mosquito Hitting Swatter
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
Unknown
Description
Fly swatter in the form of a small badminton racket with a metallic mesh used to shock flies. Packed in a plastic/foil packaging. Supplied with mains charger.
Risk
null The pins of the mains charger are very flimsy and they can easily be broken when plugged into the socket. Moreover they do not have any insulating sleeves. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant standard IEC 60884.
Measures
  • Import rejected at border
Notifying country
Malta
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0217/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0217/14Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0217/14
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

This page reproduces the Safety Gate record as published. recallarchive is not affiliated with the European Commission. If you own this product, follow the measures above and contact the seller.

Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0217/14
    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-2014-006 (XML)
    the copy this page was built fromCC0 1.0