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As Travel Adaptor travel plug adaptor — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockOct 3, 2014
Photo from the official notice: As Travel Adaptor travel plug adaptor — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: As Travel Adaptor travel plug adaptor — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: As Travel Adaptor travel plug adaptor — electric shock risk

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

Hazard

The product does not provide adequate protection against electric shock because it does not provide an earth connection. The mains pins are uneven and do not fit into a mains socket. There are no shutters on the plug to stop a screw driver or another small object from being inserted into the live connections.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60884.

Measures taken

  • Import rejected at border — Other (20/06/2014)

Product description

Travel plug adaptor with a three pin connecting face which allows various other plugs to be inserted for connection to a mains power supply. The product comes packed with other pin types in a cardboard box.

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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