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Achin Outdoor String Lights sold via Amazon

Official notice

26 Oct 2023

Last checked

26 Oct 2023

High riskOPSS

An official OPSS notice concerns Achin Outdoor String Lights sold via Amazon. The product presents a high risk of electric shock as the plug and fuse supplied with the product do not comply with BS1363 and BS1362. The lighting chain was marked as having a protection rating of IP44, e.g. Protected from water splashed from all directions. Due to the lack of suitable gaskets it was considered that this level had not been met. Published 2023-10-26.

What to do now

The import has been rejected and destroyed at the border.

Official notice

2023-10-26

The hazard

The product presents a high risk of electric shock as the plug and fuse supplied with the product do not comply with BS1363 and BS1362. The lighting chain was marked as having a protection rating of IP44, e.g. Protected from water splashed from all directions. Due to the lack of suitable gaskets it was considered that this level had not been met.

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Skus

OTS-G4010050-27K-UK

Raw Text

electrical-appliances-equipment

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Affected products

Product 1

Round, ‘bulb’-like string light set with wall plug

Risk / hazard

The product presents a high risk of electric shock as the plug and fuse supplied with the product do not comply with BS1363 and BS1362. The lighting chain was marked as having a protection rating of IP44, e.g. Protected from water splashed from all directions. Due to the lack of suitable gaskets it was considered that this level had not been met.

Where it was sold

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

Location 1

GB · United Kingdom

Affected area 1

GB · United Kingdom

Company & contacts

Brand

Manufacturer

Not provided

Phone

Not provided

Brand: Achin. Contact: Achin.

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

ELECTRONICS

Classification

product-safety-report — high

App estimate

high

Recall details

Classification

product-safety-report — high

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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