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AR.CA 100 – 200 – 300 – LEDs with lighting effects lighting chains — fire risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskFireMar 13, 2015
Photo from the official notice: AR.CA 100 – 200 – 300 – LEDs with lighting effects lighting chains — fire risk
Photo from the official notice: AR.CA 100 – 200 – 300 – LEDs with lighting effects lighting chains — fire risk

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

Hazard

The conductors in the cable are too thin and can overheat entailing a fire risk. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Product description

LED lighting chains; three types of Christmas lights for indoor use: 100 LEDs, 200 LEDs and 300 LEDs; transparent plastic packaging with a sticker showing the identifying details for the type of lighting chain inside and indicating that it is long-life, high-brightness and low-consumption.

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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