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Hair straightener – Gemei “Professional Hair Straightener”

Serious risk Burns, Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 17 May 2017In the weekly report of 26 May 2017 (week 21, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair straightener
Brand
Gemei (14 alerts)
Name
Professional Hair Straightener
Type / model
GM-1952
Batch
8685931103123
Barcode
8685931103123
Description
Hair straightener made of metal and plastic in a black cardboard box.
Risk
null The conductors are not properly attached to the product: the supply cable may come out if pulled accidentally, leaving live parts accessible and posing a risk of electric shock. In addition, the conductors are too thin and could overheat. A user touching it may suffer burns.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market · ordered on the importer · from 22 Mar 2017
Notifying country
Spain
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0680/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0680/17
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0680/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-021 (XML)
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