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Travel adaptor — electric shock risk (A12/01686/20)

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockDec 4, 2020
Photo from the official notice: Travel adaptor — electric shock risk (A12/01686/20)

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

The product is improperly designed and live parts are accessible when any of the plugs is inserted. A person could touch the live part of the adaptor and receive an electric shock. Furthermore, no earth connection is available, increasing the risk of electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant national standard.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other

Product description

White electrical travel socket adaptor. The product was sold online.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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