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Detector smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskSuffocationBurnsFireFeb 17, 2023
Photo from the official notice: Detector smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Detector smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Detector smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk
Photo from the official notice: Detector smoke detector — suffocation & burns risk

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

Hazard

The product is not sensitive enough to detect smoke. As a result, it can not perform its function. Fire and/or smoke may develop without occupants in a building being warned about it, causing a risk of asphyxiation, burns and fire. The product does not comply with the Construction Products Regulation nor with the European standard EN 14604.

Measures taken

  • Warning consumers of the risks — Importer (27/01/2023)
  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (27/01/2023)
  • Stop of sales — Importer (27/01/2023)
  • Stop of sales — Distributor (10/01/2023)

Product description

Round shaped smoke alarm device made of white plastic with light indication. The device has CE mark on the underside under the cover and the name SMOKE DETECTOR. The product is also 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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