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Platform Listing: Wax heater

Other types of alerts Burns, Electric shock, Fire

Published by Safety Gate 2 Jul 2020In the weekly report of 10 Jul 2020 (week 28, 2020)Safety Gate noticeJSON
latest report: week 43, 30 Oct 2026checked 6 min agoSource: EU Safety Gate
Product
Platform Listing: Wax heater
Description
Heated machine pot for hot parafine wax hair removal. According to the listing, the product is supplied with an adapter. The product was sold online, in particular via eBay.
Risk
The product is advertised with an adaptor that does not provide protection to users due to the absence of a fuse.In the case of an overload, the adaptor could overheat causing burns and or leading to fire. The user could touch accessible live parts, increasing the risk electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard BS 1363.
Measures
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace · ordered on the retailer
Online marketplace
eBay
Notifying country
United Kingdom
Country of origin
Unknown
Alert type
Consumer
Photos
Photo 1 of the product in Safety Gate alert INFO/00098/20
Photos shown from the Safety Gate server (European Commission); not copied here.

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Sources

  1. Safety Gate alert INFO/00098/20
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  2. Safety Gate weekly report Report-2020-28 (XML)
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