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Attachment for brush cutters – Bigstren “TRIMMER HEAD”

Serious risk Injuries

Published by Safety Gate 5 Oct 2023In the weekly report of 13 Oct 2023 (week 41, 2023)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked just nowSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Attachment for brush cutters
Brand
Bigstren
Brand as notified
BIGSTREN
Name
TRIMMER HEAD
Type / model
00018308
Batch
20220630
Barcode
5904665712023
Barcodes listed
5904665712023 (official alert record)
Description
Cutting attachment consisting of 2 chains. Product sold online.
Risk
The chains are unprotected and could break during use. A user could be hit by such pieces and suffer injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with those of Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
Measures
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 28 Feb 2023
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the distributor · from 28 Feb 2023
  • Warning consumers of the risks · ordered on the distributor · from 28 Feb 2023
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02463/23Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02463/23Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02463/23Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/02463/23
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/02463/23
    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-2023-41 (XML)
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