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EU Safety Gate · Report-2014-043

BROWN · Ion Hair-Perming Appliance

Wires with only basic insulation are accessible and the dimensions of the plug are not correct. As a result, live parts of the product may become accessible for users. The cross sectional area of the core of the wires is less than required and in case of a short circuit the internal wires may overheat. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60335.

Published
31 October 2014
Notifying authority
Hungary
Catalog checked
30 July 2026
What should you do?

Check the authority measure and original alert.

Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market. Date of entry into force: Unknown. Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: Other. Category of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users. Date of entry into force: 27/08/2014

Official source alert
Safety Gate reference
A12/1736/14
Model
SY-618
Batch
Unknown
Category
Electrical appliances and equipment
Risk type
Electric shock, Fire
Country of origin
People's Republic of China

Hair straightener with blue plastic housing and white ceramic plates. Packaging: colourful cardboard box.