{
  "alert_number": "SR/02638/26",
  "url": "https://recallarchive.com/alert/sr-02638-26",
  "official_notice": "https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/10118878",
  "safety_gate_published": "2026-09-24",
  "weekly_report": {
    "year": 2026,
    "week": 39,
    "date": "2026-10-02"
  },
  "category": "Electrical appliances and equipment",
  "product": "Hot water bottle",
  "brand_as_notified": "Marco Paul",
  "brands": [
    {
      "name": "Marco Paul",
      "url": "https://recallarchive.com/brand/marcopaul"
    }
  ],
  "name": "Electric Hot Water Bottle",
  "model": "HK-380",
  "batch": "MP24",
  "barcode_as_notified": "5056713212730",
  "barcodes": [
    "5056713212730"
  ],
  "description": "Grey plush hand warmer with a separate plug-in adaptor.",
  "production_dates": null,
  "risk_type": "Electric shock, Fire",
  "risk": "The product's external build quality is poor, and the user may access live parts and receive an electric shock. Moreover, the product has poor quality connections to the microswitch, with crimps not capturing the entire conductor, presenting a risk of fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.",
  "risk_level": "Serious risk",
  "measures": [
    {
      "measure": "Destruction of the product",
      "operator": "Importer",
      "ordered": true,
      "from": "7 Aug 2026"
    }
  ],
  "measures_as_published": "Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Importer\nCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the product\nDate of entry into force: 07/08/2026",
  "company_recall_code": null,
  "recall_page": null,
  "online_marketplaces": [
    "marcopaul.co.uk"
  ],
  "notifying_country": "United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland",
  "country_of_origin": "People's Republic of China",
  "alert_type": "Consumer",
  "counterfeit": false,
  "official_record": {
    "barcodes": [
      "5056713212730"
    ],
    "batches": [
      "MP24"
    ],
    "models": [
      "HK-380"
    ]
  },
  "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."
}