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Hair dryer — recall 0222/10

EU Safety Gate (RAPEX) · Germany · 2010-02-12 · Serious risk

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Agency
EU Safety Gate (RAPEX)
Recall identifier
0222/10
Date of alert
2010-02-12
Country / jurisdiction
Germany
Risk level
Serious risk
Risk type
Electric shock
Brand
Carrera
Product category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Product type
Hair dryer
Reported risk: The product poses a risk of electric shock because it can overheat damaging the insulation of the power cable. One accident reported.The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and with the relevant European standard EN 60335.
Action taken by the authority
Type of economic operator taking notified measure
Other
Category of measure
Voluntary stop of sales and recall from consumers by the importer
Primary source: https://ec.europa.eu/safety-gate-alerts/screen/webReport/alertDetail/-16511

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