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United Universal Travel Adapter travel plug adapter — electric shock risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskElectric shockOct 5, 2018
Photo from the official notice: United Universal Travel Adapter travel plug adapter — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: United Universal Travel Adapter travel plug adapter — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: United Universal Travel Adapter travel plug adapter — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: United Universal Travel Adapter travel plug adapter — electric shock risk

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

Hazard

A Schuko-type electrical plug without a connected protective conductor could be inserted into the device. The user can come into contact with live parts.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335-1.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Importer (25/09/2018)
  • Destruction of the product — Importer (25/09/2018)
  • Withdrawal of the product from the market — Importer (10/09/2018)

Product description

The cube-shaped travel adaptor (6.2 cm x 4.8 cm x 7.5 cm) has an extensible UK (or USA/AUS) plug secured by a sliding switch and a second extensible Euro plug. The device also incorporates a USB charging socket (5V, 1000 mA) and two replaceable fuses.

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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