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Hair straightener – HJ “Ion Hair-Perming Appliance”

Serious risk Burns, Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 29 Jul 2013In the weekly report of 2 Aug 2013 (week 30, 2013)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 2 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair straightener
Brand
HJ (3 alerts)
Name
Ion Hair-Perming Appliance
Type / model
Model: 228
Batch
Unknown
Description
Hair straightener with blue plastic housing and white ceramic plate. The hair straightener is equipped with a two-position switch and a LED indicator. It is supplied with a 130 cm mains supply cable and two pin plug.Packaging: colourful cardboard box
Risk
null The product poses a risk of electric shock and burns because:-The basic insulation wires are accessible. In case of damaging, the live metal parts become accessible to the user.- The cross section area of the core is less than required. In case of short circuit, the internal wires may overheat. - The dimensions of the plug do not comply with the relevant standards. During connection, the user may touch the pin of the plug in order to better positioning and may enable the single-pole insertion of the plug. As a result, live pins of the product are accessible to the user.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 29 Jul 2012
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0985/13Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0985/13Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/0985/13
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/0985/13
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2013-030 (XML)
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