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Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockJun 27, 2025
Photo from the official notice: Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Five pointed star lighting chain — electric shock risk

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

Hazard

Due to insufficient mechanical strength of the product, an insufficient cross-section of the wires, and an insufficient length of the cable between the fork and the first socket, the user may access live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.

Measures taken

  • Warning consumers of the risks — Distributor
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Distributor
  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor

Product description

A lighting chain designed for interconnection, consisting of non-replaceable LED light sources in form of plastic stars and snowflakes, and a device for changing lighting modes.

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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