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Hair dryer – Rainbow “Unknown”

Serious risk Electric shock

Published by Safety Gate 16 Oct 2014In the weekly report of 24 Oct 2014 (week 42, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 3 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair dryer
Brand
Rainbow (2 alerts)
Name
Unknown
Type / model
Unknown
Batch
6 951588 633200
Barcode
6951588633200
Description
Electric hair dryer with black plastic and chrome coloured metal housing. Technical parameters: AC 220V 50Hz 850W. Packaging: cardboard box.
Risk
null Live metal parts are accessible through the protective grill of the nozzle. The mains cable of the hair dryer is not secured properly against pulling and twisting and could be pulled out. The dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required and therefore the user may touch the pin of the plug during connecting. 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
  • Recall of the product from end users · from 27 Aug 2014
Notifying country
Hungary
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1666/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1666/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1666/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-042 (XML)
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