EU Safety Gate · Report-2010-49
PMS · Electrical illuminated decoration - Living Aquarium
The product poses a risk of fire because:- the supply cord is poorly terminated which could lead to overheating and arcing;- there is inadequate clearance between live parts of different polarity and a short circuit could occur;- it does not have an adequate means of cord anchorage and the supply cord connections could fail. Two incidents reported. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive (LVD) and the relevant European standard EN 60598.
- Published
- 10 December 2010
- 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 recall from consumers by the importer.. Date of entry into force: Unknown
Official source alertProduct identification
- Safety Gate reference
- 1811/10
- Model
- Item numbers affected – 074/319, NSP/010, 074/324 (bar code 5022896743248).
- Check-digit validated barcodes
- 5022896743248
Classification
- Category
- Electrical appliances and equipment
- Risk type
- Fire
- Country of origin
- People's Republic of China
Product description
Electrical, illuminated decoration consisting of a clear plastic casing, similar in appearance to a small domestic aquarium, with a plastic silver base and top. Inside the casing is a printed “aquarium” scene consisting of various brightly coloured tropical fish on a generally blue background with pictures of aquarium plants. The mains operated product contains a motor and lamp. The motor rotates the “aquarium” scene when the power is turned on.