EU Safety Gate · Report-2009-7
BGC Ltd · Flashing Santa hat
The product poses a risk of burns and fire because of bare wires which can come into contact with each other causing a ‘short-circuit’ to occur. This could result in the wires rapidly heating up and igniting, with a risk of the textile materials burning.
- Published
- 27 February 2009
- Notifying authority
- United Kingdom
- Catalog checked
- 30 July 2026
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 and recall from consumers by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 0281/09
- Model
- JY1320A
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5055026012839
Classification
- Category
- Clothing, textiles and fashion items
- Risk type
- Burns, Fire
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Plush red & white Santa hat with 5 flashing stars, a battery box (but no battery included), operated by means of 2 x R6 / AA sized batteries. Product sold separately or in a plastic bag in quantities of 12. No warnings or instructions are supplied with the product.