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Productrecalls the Sgs Publication Gathering Consumer Product Recalls in the Eu, in the Usa and in Australia PRODUCT RECALLS THE SGS PUBLICATION GATHERING CONSUMER PRODUCT RECALLS IN THE EU, IN THE USA AND IN AUSTRALIA CONSUMER TESTING SERVICES (CTS) 1– 15 AUGUST 2013 ELECTRICAL & ELECTRONICS Pages 2 to 11 Audio Video and Household Appliances (6) IT & Telecommunication (2) Luminaries (9) Cord Sets, Plugs & Sockets (3) HARDGOODS Pages 12 to 24 DIY, Tools and Hardware (4) Home Furnishing & Houseware (25) Sport & Leisure Goods (5) Stationery and Office Supplies (1) TOYS AND JUVENILE PRODUCTS Pages 25 to 33 Toys (16) Juvenile Products (2) COSMETICS, PERSONAL CARE AND HOUSEHOLD Page 34 Cosmetics and Personal Care (2) Household Care (0) SOFTLINES Pages 35 to 59 Textile and Clothing (47) Shoes (10) Bags and Accessories (0) Jewelleries (0) Please note that from November 2012 on, product recall notifications can be searched on line in several countries via the Global portal on product recalls hosted by the Organisation for Economic Co- operation and Development (OECD). You can access the OECD site by using the following link. E&E: AUDIO VIDEO AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES COUNTRY ADOPTED EU/UNITED CATEGORY: Electrical appliances and equipment BURNS Voluntary KINGDOM measures: Recall PRODUCT: Kettle The product poses a risk of of the product burns because the base of the BRAND: Tesco from end users. kettle has not been attached NAME: Rapid Boil Kettle securely. As a result, the bottom may detach coming TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: JKRPB12 away from the kettle and may Batch number/Barcode: Batch code: 130309. Bar spill boiling water. code: 5052109994860 The product does not comply DESCRIPTION: Rapid boil black plastic kettle. Input with the Low Voltage Directive. voltage 220-240 V, 50hz. Only units of model JKRBP12 with the batch code 130309 are affected. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China EU/FRANCE CATEGORY: Electrical appliances and equipment ELECTRIC SHOCK Voluntary measures: PRODUCT: UV manicure lamp The product poses a risk of Withdrawal of the electric shock because: - The BRAND: Sublinel Cosmetique product from the main insulation in the internal market, NAME: Unknown conductors feeding the sockets TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: Model No: SUBLI –36 of the UV lamps and around Recall of the W-1 Neons type A/G23PL9. the transformer for the UV product from end transmitters is not sufficient. - users. Batch number/Barcode: Unknown The creepage distances DESCRIPTION: UV manicure lamp of 36W, 90 s and between the power rails on the 120 s (timer), with movable plate and safety fuse. circuit board are not sufficient. The product is intended to be used to harden the gel The product does not comply after it is applied to the nails. with the Low Voltage Directive COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China and the relevant European standard EN 60335. Page 2 < BACK TO CONTENTS E&E: AUDIO VIDEO AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES COUNTRY ADOPTED EU/HUNGARY CATEGORY: Electrical appliances and equipment BURNS, ELECTRIC SHOCK Compulsory measures: PRODUCT: Hair straightener The product poses a risk of Withdrawal of the electric shock and burns BRAND: HJ product from the because: NAME: Ion Hair-Perming Appliance market, -The basic insulation wires are Recall of the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: Model: 228 accessible. In case of product from end Batch number/Barcode: Unknown damaging, the live metal parts users. become accessible to the user. DESCRIPTION: Hair straightener with blue plastic - The cross section area of the housing and white ceramic plate. The hair core is less than required. In straightener is equipped with a two-position switch case of short circuit, the and a LED indicator. It is supplied with a 130 cm internal wires may overheat. - mains supply cable and two pin plug. Packaging: The dimensions of the plug do colourful cardboard box not comply with the relevant COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China standards. During connection, the user may touch the pin of the plug in order to better positioning and may enable the single-pole insertion of the plug. As a result, live pins of the product are accessible to the user. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335. EU/HUNGARY CATEGORY: Electrical appliances and equipment BURNS, ELECTRIC SHOCK Compulsory measures: Import PRODUCT: Lint remover The insulation between the live rejected at border. parts and the touchable parts is BRAND: KEDEYI not sufficient. The dimensions NAME: Lint Remover of the plug are substantially TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: KDY-1108 less than required and the user may therefore touch the pin of Batch number/Barcode: 8 518768 662832 the plug. The cross sectional DESCRIPTION: Lint remover with white and pink area of the wires of the mains plastic housing, supplied with a charger. Packaging is supply cable is less than a cardboard box. required and the wires can overheat. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335. Page 3 < BACK TO CONTENTS E&E: AUDIO VIDEO AND HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES COUNTRY ADOPTED EU/FRANCE CATEGORY: Electrical appliances and equipment ELECTRIC SHOCK Voluntary measures: PRODUCT: Electric kettle The electrical insulation and the Withdrawal of the resistance to humidity is BRAND: Princess product from the insufficient. NAME: Roma market, The product does not comply Recall of the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: 232163 with the Low Voltage Directive product from end Batch number/Barcode: Unknown and the relevant European users. standard EN 60335. DESCRIPTION: Electric kettle, 0.5 l. Cardboard packaging. COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China USA NAME OF PRODUCT: HAZARD: Consumers should Black & Decker® Spacemaker™ 12-Cup The coffee pot handle can immediately stop Programmable Under-the-Cabinet Coffeemakers break, causing cuts and burns using the coffeemakers and UNITS: About 641; (159,000 units were recalled in to the consumer. contact Applica for June 2012) INCIDENTS/INJURIES a full refund of the DESCRIPTION The firm has received more under-the-counter The recalled coffee maker is designed to mount than 1,607 reports of handles coffeemaker. under a cabinet. It is available in white or black and breaking, including more than has the words "BLACK & DECKER® 83 reports of burns and/or cuts. SPACEMAKER™" printed in the top right-hand corner of the product. The coffeemakers have a digital time display in the top left corner and five round buttons above the water reservoir for programming. The 12- cup coffee pots are glass with a molded handle the same color as the machine and a silver metallic bracket running around the glass near the bottom. The model number is printed on the underside of the coffeemaker, directly below the water reservoir. Model number SDC 740 was previously recalled with other eight models in 2012. After the recall announcement, an additional 641 units continued to be sold. IMPORTER Unknown MANUFACTURED IN: China Page 4 < BACK TO CONTENTS E&E: IT & TELECOMMUNICATION NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES COUNTRY ADOPTED EU/FINLAND CATEGORY: Communication and media equipment ELECTRIC SHOCK Compulsory measures: PRODUCT: LED camera light supplied with a battery The battery charger supplied Withdrawal of the charger with the LED light poses a risk product from the of electric shock because the BRAND: König Electronic market, insulation is not sufficient and NAME: LED Camera Light 60 LEDs the clearance /creepage Recall of the TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: Camera light:KN- distance between the primary product from end LED60 and secondary winding is not users. sufficient. Batch number/Barcode: 5 412810 156559 The product does not comply DESCRIPTION: LED camera light supplied with a with the Low Voltage Directive battery charger sold in a white cardboard box. and the relevant European Technical specifications: 60xDS, 100-240V/8.4V, standard EN 60598. 50/60Hz, class II/III, IP20 COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: The Netherlands USA NAME OF PRODUCT: HAZARD: Consumers should LSI Wind Speed Sensors The sensor can fail to display stop using the wind speed UNITS: About 100 an accurate data reading and cause crane operators and sensors and DESCRIPTION other users to incorrectly contact LSI for This recall involves LSI model GS025 wind speed gauge wind conditions, posing instructions on sensors with serial numbers 100015 and 100412. a risk of injury from impact to returning the recall Model and serial numbers can be found on the the consumer. sensor for a underside of the product’s base. The charcoal-grey replacement unit. INCIDENTS/INJURIES colored sensor has “LSI” printed on one side and LSI is contacting three windspeed cups on the top of the product. The None reported known customers 7 inch high sensors are often used by crane directly. operators to gauge wind conditions when lifting and moving items. IMPORTER Unknown MANUFACTURED IN: Canada Page 5 < BACK TO CONTENTS E&E: LUMINARIES NOTIFYING PRODUCT DANGER MEASURES COUNTRY ADOPTED EU/FRANCE CATEGORY: Lighting chains ELECTRIC SHOCK Voluntary measures: PRODUCT: Led lighting chain The product poses a risk of electric Withdrawal of shock because the insulation BRAND: B10 Cod’Events the product between the active parts and the from the NAME: Guirlande Red accessible parts of the LED is market, TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: LED 5EIN193 insufficient. Recall of the Batch number/Barcode: Unknown The product does not comply with product from the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and DESCRIPTION: LED lighting chain for interior use. end users, the relevant European standard EN COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: China 60598. Destruction of the product. EU/CZECH CATEGORY: Lighting chains ELECTRIC SHOCK Compulsory REPUBLIC measures: Ban PRODUCT: Lighting chain The product poses a risk of electric on the shock because of the insufficient BRAND: Unknown marketing of insulation sheath, the conductors the product NAME: Chic Fantasy are not properly attached and the and any TYPE/NUMBER OF MODEL: Unknown dimensions fork length of the wire accompanying between the plug and the first Batch number/Barcode: 6978112960830 measures.
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