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Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/01437/21)

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockOct 22, 2021
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/01437/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/01437/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/01437/21)
Photo from the official notice: Professional Hair Straightener — electric shock risk (A12/01437/21)

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

Hazard

The electrical insulation of the product's conductors is too thin, and the product may overheat. Furthermore, the clearance /creepage distances between the primary and accessible secondary circuits are not sufficient. Accessible parts can become live and the user could receive an electric shock from them. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the European standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-23.

Measures taken

  • Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures — Importer (04/10/2021)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (04/10/2021)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (04/10/2021)

Product description

White hair straightener.

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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