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Steam Iron For Clothes Handheld Garment Steamer Portable Travel Mini Iron Machine — electric shock risk

UK OPSSMedium riskElectric shockSold on AliExpressFeb 4, 2022
Photo from the official notice: Steam Iron For Clothes Handheld Garment Steamer Portable Travel Mini Iron Machine — electric shock risk
Photo from the official notice: Steam Iron For Clothes Handheld Garment Steamer Portable Travel Mini Iron Machine — electric shock risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The product poses a risk of electric shock because it is fitted with a noncompliant 2-pin plug and is supplied with a non-compliant travel adapter for permanent use of the product. The adapter has unshuttered plug pin apertures so a person can touch a part of the product that is at high voltage and then receive an electric shock and may be electrocuted. The product does not comply with the marking requirements of the relevant standard. The product does not comply with the Electrical Equipment Safety Regulations 2016.

Remedy

We recommend owners stop using this product immediately. Contact the distributor you purchased from to request redress. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (AliExpress).

Product safety report

Measures taken

  • Removal of listing by online marketplace
  • Warning consumers of risks

Product description

Portable steamer packaged in a brown cardboard box containing an image of the product

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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