Product Safety Report: String Lights, G40 sold via Amazon (2312-0134)

Product Safety Report for String Lights, G40 sold via Amazon presenting a high risk of fire.

Summary

Product: String Lights, G40 sold via Amazon

Hazard: 皇冠体育app product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362.

Corrective action: 皇冠体育app import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. 皇冠体育app listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon)

Product information

Type Electrical appliances and equipment 鈥� String lights
Model HCP086-E12-25L-IN
Barcode X001I4L59Z
Amazon identifier FBA15HC9JM2SU000022
Country of Origin China
Product Description Black string lights packaged in a brown cardboard box.
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Hazard

皇冠体育app product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362. 皇冠体育app length of the fuse was too small and the diameter of the endcaps was too large. 皇冠体育app endcaps were insecurely fixed and the fuse had not been provided with any granular filler to ensure the safe operation under fault conditions. 皇冠体育app lights were marketed as being for outdoor use but had not been marked appropriately and did not have protections from the potential ingress of water or moisture. 皇冠体育app instructions were deemed inadequate as they did not provide sufficient information to ensure proper installation, use and maintenance. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.

皇冠体育app product does not meet the requirements of Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016, or the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.

Corrective action

皇冠体育app import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. 皇冠体育app listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

Additional information

PSD case number: 2312-0134

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

Updates to this page

Published 29 April 2024