Lighting chain - Christmas collection – "Light up your life this Christmas"
Check against the official notice below — it lists the full affected range.
This recall involves Christmas mini light chains in the "Light up your life this Christmas" collection, available in 100, 140, 180, and 240-light versions. The lights come in yellow, green, blue, and red, packed in violet cardboard boxes decorated with icicles and light chain images. The products have a control box for changing lighting effects and a euro-type plug marked 2.5A 250V, 50Hz. The chains pose an electric shock hazard because the control box top opens easily with minimal effort, the supply cord lacks proper anchorage, the cord has only basic insulation, the conductors are thinner than safe specifications, and the plug does not meet safety requirements.
Authorities in Bulgaria ordered a sales ban and market withdrawal of these products. The record does not specify what affected consumers should do with products already in their possession.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
The product poses a risk of electric shock because: - the top of the control box is attached in a way that it opens partially with minimum effort, - there is no anchorage in the supply cord, - the supply cord have basic insulation, - the conductors of the supply cord have a cross-section area of less than 0,5 mm²,- the plug does not meet requirements. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Sales ban and withdrawal from the market ordered by the authorities. Date of entry into force: Unknown
100, 140, 180 and 240 lighting chains with miniature light bulbs (rice lights); coloured yellow, green, blue, red. The chains are provided with a control device for changing the lighting effects. The plug is type “euro” with symbols 2.5А 250V, 50Hz. The product is packed in a violet cardboard box with pictures of icicles and a light chain, marked “Christmas Collection, mini light, Light up your life this Christmas”. Model: models: 100L, 140L, 180L and 240L Notifying country: Bulgaria
Official record: EU Safety Gate ↗
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