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Général Purpose smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskSuffocationBurnsFireJul 16, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Général Purpose smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Général Purpose smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Général Purpose smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Général Purpose smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk

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

Hazard

The product does not detect smoke; furthermore, its sound power is too low (measured values: as low as 64,9 dB). As a result, it cannot perform its function, hence letting fire to develop; if a fire breaks out, the product may fail to generate an alarm signal, causing a risk of asphyxiation and burns to the occupants of the building. The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation and with the relevant European standard EN 14604.

Measures taken

  • Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace — Other

Product description

White wireless self-contained smoke detector. The product was sold online, in particular via CDiscount.

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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