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Hair straightener – Tycoon “Electric Ionic Hair Straightening Iron”

Serious risk Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 24 Oct 2014In the weekly report of 31 Oct 2014 (week 43, 2014)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 1 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Hair straightener
Brand
Tycoon
Name
Electric Ionic Hair Straightening Iron
Type / model
TY-288
Batch
6 932346 818886
Barcode
6932346818886
Description
Hair straightener with blue plastic housing and white ceramic plate. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.
Risk
null Wires with only basic insulation are accessible and the dimensions of the plug are not correct. As a result, live parts of the product may become accessible for users. The cross sectional area of the core of the wires is less than required and in case of a short circuit the internal wires may overheat.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
People's Republic of China
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1737/14Photo 2 of the product in Safety Gate alert A12/1737/14
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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert A12/1737/14
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2014-043 (XML)
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