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Qx Window Christmas Lights lighting chain — burns & electric shock risk

EU Safety GateOther risk levelsBurnsElectric shockDec 16, 2016
Photo from the official notice: Qx Window Christmas Lights lighting chain — burns & electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Qx Window Christmas Lights lighting chain — burns & electric shock risk

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

Hazard

The product does not have warnings that 1) lamps must be replaced with the same type to avoid overheating 2) the product should be destroyed in case of damage to the external wires, 3) there is a risk of electric shock in case of breakage of, or absence of, a lamp. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.

Measures taken

  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Other (31/08/2016)

Product description

Lighting chain with 20 replaceable miniature lamps in plastic lamp holders, fixed to a plastic frame in the form of a reindeer. Packaging: transparent plastic bag with paper label.

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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