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Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockJan 15, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/00043/21)

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

Hazard

The dimensions of the plug are too small and may allow access to live parts of the plug when the product is plugged in. A user could touch or insert an object touching live parts and be electrocuted. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Retailer (31/12/2020)
  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

Black hair straightener. The product was also sold online, in particular via Wish.

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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