FOLO-UP Product Safety Report: 2312-0134 String Lights, G40 sold via Amazon
Black string lights packaged in a brown cardboard box.
Why this product was flagged
Recorded hazard
The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug fuse did not meet the requirements of BS1362. The length of the fuse was too small and the diameter of the endcaps was too large. The endcaps were insecurely fixed and the fuse had not been provided with any granular filler to ensure the safe operation under fault conditions. The lights were marketed as being for outdoor use but had not been marked appropriately and did not have protections from the potential ingress of water or moisture. The instructions were deemed inadequate as they did not provide sufficient information to ensure proper installation, use and maintenance. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.
What the notice records
Corrective action
The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).
Identify the product
Product details
- Product
- String Lights, G40 sold via Amazon
- Brand
- Not provided
- Models
- Not provided
- Product type
- Electrical appliances and equipment – String lights
- Seller or shop
- Amazon
- Country of origin
- China
- Measure
- Destruction of the product
- Notified by
- Local Authority Trading Standards
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