CS · Attachment for brush cutter

The rivets attaching the knives to the flail-cutter can easily break. The knives might consequently detach during use and hit the user, causing injuries. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.

Published: 14 March 2025
Notifying authority: Poland
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): Removal of this product listing by the online marketplace. Date of entry into force: 03/03/2025

Official source alert

Product identification

Safety Gate reference: SR/00897/25

Classification

Category: Machinery
Risk type: Injuries
Country of origin: People's Republic of China

Product description

Attachment for brush cutters, intended for trimming and cutting lawn edges or other vegetation. The cutting attachment comprises six mobile knives that can be used for cutting when they rotate at high speed. Product sold online, in particular via AliExpress (identification number: 1005007181312011).