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Universal Plug Adaptor

Official notice

14 Sept 2012

Last checked

14 Sept 2012

Critical riskEU Safety Gate

An official EU Safety Gate notice concerns Universal Plug Adaptor. Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible through the pin apertures.· The shutters can be operated by a single pin plug. · There are no interlocks between the 3 types of plug pins and it is possible to have them all exposed at the same time. · The adaptor has no provision for earthing.One incident reported.The product does not comply with the relevant national standard. Published 2012-09-14.

What to do now

The source does not provide specific consumer instructions. Follow the official EU Safety Gate notice for next steps.

Recall number

A12/1374/12

Official notice

2012-09-14

The hazard

Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible through the pin apertures.· The shutters can be operated by a single pin plug. · There are no interlocks between the 3 types of plug pins and it is possible to have them all exposed at the same time. · The adaptor has no provision for earthing.One incident reported.The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.

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Affected products

Product 1

Travel plug adaptor

Product 2

Universal Plug Adaptor

Risk / hazard

Null The product poses a risk of electric shock because:· Live parts are accessible through the pin apertures.· The shutters can be operated by a single pin plug. · There are no interlocks between the 3 types of plug pins and it is possible to have them all exposed at the same time. · The adaptor has no provision for earthing.One incident reported.The product does not comply with the relevant national standard.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

DE · Germany

Location 2

FR · France

Affected area 1

DE · Germany

Affected area 2

FR · France

Source & status

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

App estimate

critical

Recall details

Recall number

A12/1374/12

Classification

Serious risk — Electric shock

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

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