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Insect killer – Mentavill “ROVARCSAPDA / APARAT INSECTE”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 10 Jul 2019In the weekly report of 19 Jul 2019 (week 29, 2019)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Insect killer
Brand
Mentavill (10 alerts)
Name
ROVARCSAPDA / APARAT INSECTE
Type / model
600000
Batch
5 998282 143636
Barcode
5998282143636
Description
Frog-shaped insect killer with UV lamp and fan. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
Risk
The design of the device is appealing to children. They may consequently use the product in play and insert a metal object (e.g. a spoon) through the protective grille, touching live parts of the product. The internal wiring can become damaged through contact with sharp edges of the insecticide grid. The user may touch the damaged wiring and receive an electric shock when removing the protective grille for cleaning purpose.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 distributor · from 20 May 2019
  • Recall of the product from end users · ordered on the distributor · from 20 May 2019
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1082/19Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1082/19Photo 3 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1082/19Photo 4 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1082/19
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1082/19
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2019-029 (XML)
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