Portable electric heater

This product poses a serious risk of electric shock due to accessibility of live parts. During testing, the product did not comply with the mechanical resistance requirement of the relevant European standard EN 60335. Following a shock test with impact energy of 0,5J, the air entry grill broke, letting the test finger come into contact with live parts.

Published: 12 January 2007
Notifying authority: France
Catalog checked: 30 July 2026

What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): Other. Category of measure(s): Voluntary withdrawal from the market by the distributor. Date of entry into force: Unknown

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: 0007/07

Classification

Category: Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type: Electric shock
Country of origin: Belgium

Product description

Category: Heating appliancesProduct: Portable electric heaterBrand: LACOType/number of model: LACO HT-503 fan heater and LACO NP200M ceramic radiator