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Hair straightener – Tyme

Serious risk Electric shock counterfeit product

Published by Safety Gate 8 Nov 2017In the weekly report of 17 Nov 2017 (week 46, 2017)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 7 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate

The official record marks this product as counterfeit: it carries the Tyme name but is not a genuine product of that brand.

Product
Hair straightener
Brand
Tyme
Type / model
HS-058
Description
Hair straightener. Packaged in a fabric sleeve.
Risk
The electrical insulation is inadequate which could lead to the accessible metal plates becoming live. 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 · by the importer
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1574/17Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1574/17
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1574/17
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2017-046 (XML)
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