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String lights

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 21 Mar 2017In the weekly report of 31 Mar 2017 (week 13, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 5 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
String lights
Brand
Unknown
Type / model
EK-04
Batch
X000LFDNWT
Description
Warm white LED light string garland with UK travel adaptor. Packed in a blue box with snowy pine trees, with white stars and patterns around the edge; orange, yellow and white text written in Russian; image of Santa Claus with a circle of small yellow stars around.
Risk
null The live parts of the travel adaptor can be easily touched by users as there are no safety gates preventing access. A person could touch the live part of the adaptor and receive an electric shock.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive, the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 1994 or BS 1363.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · by the distributor
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Hong Kong
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17Photo 5 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0361/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-013 (XML)
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