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Travel plug adapter – Foxnovo “World Travel Adapter with USB”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 31 Jul 2018In the weekly report of 10 Aug 2018 (week 32, 2018)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Travel plug adapter
Brand
Foxnovo
Brand as notified
FOXNOVO
Name
World Travel Adapter with USB
Batch
888566405732
Barcode
888566405732
Description
Travel adapter with USB (6 cm x 5 cm x 4.5 cm) with a UK and a USA plug. The USB power port and two indicator lights are located on the USA plug.The product has been sold online (eg. via eBay).
Risk
Live parts are accessible if the travel plug adapter is not correctly assembled (connection of the USA plug part with the UK plug part). Moreover, the insulation of the plug pins is inadequate. Users could suffer an electric shock if touching live parts of the adapter.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Measures
  • Removal of the product listing from the eBay website · from 27 Jun 2018
Notifying country
Germany
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1133/18
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1133/18
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2018-032 (XML)
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