Serious risk

LED floodlight

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Projecteur à LED 10 W (10W LED floodlight)
Brand: 

There is nothing to prevent the screw holding the earth wire in place from loosening. If the earth wire became detached, the product would not be earthed. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.

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Hair straightener

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Fast Hair Straightener
Brand: 

The electrical insulation is inadequate: there is access to metal parts separated from live parts by basic insulation which can lead to an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60950 and the relevant national standard BS1363.

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Wooden playpen

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Foldable Wooden Baby Playpen
Brand: 

When opening the gate, gaps are created at the top of the gate and holes exposed at the base of the gate; a child may put its fingers between the moving parts and trap its fingers. The product does not comply with the relevant European standard EN 12227.

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Pull-along toy

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Animal Paradise
Brand: 

At the end of the cord to pull the toy there is a small plastic ring attached by a simple knot, which can easily be detached. A small child could put the small ring in the mouth and choke on it. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

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Tattoo ink

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Light Red
Brand: 

The product contains the aromatic amines o-toluidine (measured value 92 mg/kg), 2.4-diaminotoluene (measured value 2780 mg/kg) and 2-methyl-5-nitroaniline (measured value 46 mg/kg). Aromatic Amines can cause cancer, cell mutations and affect reproduction. The Council of Europe Resolution ResAP (2008)1 on requirements and criteria for the safety of tattoos and permanent make-up, recommends that aromatic amines with carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or sensitising properties should neither be present in tattoos and permanent make-up products nor released from azo-colourants.

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Passenger car

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Wrangler
Brand: 

The springs within the clutch pedal position switch that prevents the vehicle from starting unless the clutch pedal is pushed down may break. As a result, the engine may start without the clutch pedal being pushed down causing the vehicle to move unexpectedly.

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Push along toy

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Funny Wheel
Brand: 

The toy can easily break, releasing small parts which small children might put in their mouth and choke on. In addition, the small parts released from the handle might expose children to sharp points and edges, causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the requirements of the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

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Plastic toy

Year: 
2016
Week: 
7
Product: 
Elephant
Brand: 

The toy can easily break and generate small parts (the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back, the inner speaker, the burring of the lamp) which small children could put in their mouth and choke on. In addition, when broken the green and purple parts placed on the elephant's back may expose children to sharp points and edges, causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Toy Safety Directive and the relevant European standard EN 71-1.

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