{
  "alert_number": "SR/00402/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-00402-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10097701",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-02-05",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 6,
    "date": "2026-02-13"
  },
  "category": "Electrical appliances and equipment",
  "product": "Steam cleaner",
  "brand_as_notified": "BALASHOV",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Balashov",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/balashov"
    }
  ],
  "name": null,
  "model": "AH-SL-001V",
  "batch": null,
  "barcode_as_notified": null,
  "barcodes": [],
  "description": "Hand-operated steam cleaner, 2500 W with 6 speeds and 3 different brush heads. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress (unique identifier: 0123456789012).",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Burns, Fire",
  "risk": "A short-circuit in the temperature control device allows continued operation, and the appliance can be unintentionally activated. Moreover, the earthing protection is inadequate which can lead to a fire and burns to the user. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-2.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures",
      "operator": "Distributor",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "15 Dec 2025"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Distributor\nCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures\nDate of entry into force: 15/12/2025",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "AliExpress"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "Spain",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [],
    "batches": [],
    "models": [
      "AH-SL-001V"
    ]
  },
  "licence": "Weekly-report fields CC0 1.0; official_record and counterfeit: © European Union, CC BY 4.0",
  "source": "EU Safety Gate. recallarchive is independent and not affiliated with the European Commission; the official notice is authoritative."
}