{
  "alert_number": "A12/0829/19",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/a12-0829-19",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/367569",
  "safety_gate_published": "2019-05-23",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2019,
    "week": 22,
    "date": "2019-05-31"
  },
  "category": "Machinery",
  "product": "Plasma welder/ cutter",
  "brand_as_notified": "Tosense",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Tosense",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/tosense"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "CUT50 and ZXZ-200",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Metal box containing circuitry, motors and transformer. Supplied with power lead and welding gun fitted to a lead. Packaged in a cardboard box. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay and Amazon.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Burns, Damage to sight, Electric shock, Fire",
  "risk": "The power lead is inadequate and can easily become damaged through overheating or sparks, giving access to live parts. A user might suffer an electric shock. The welding gun is operated by an inadequate single action lever which might lead to accidental activation of the product. Accidental operation when not wearing protective equipment leads to exposure to UV and hot metal sparks that may cause eye injuries, burns and/or and present a cutting hazard. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery and the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European Standards EN ISO 12100 and EN 60974.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Withdrawal of the product from the market",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "12 Dec 2018"
    },
    {
      "measure": "This product listing was removed by Amazon and eBay",
      "operator": "Other",
      "ordered": false,
      "from": null
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market\nDate of entry into force: 12/12/2018\nType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other\nCategory of measure(s): This product listing was removed by Amazon and eBay.\nDate of entry into force: Unknown",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "Amazon",
    "eBay"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "CUT50 and ZXZ-200"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}