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The following notice has been issued by the Office for Product Safety and Standards.

Product
Flat Iron Hair Straightener RD-216 sold via eBay

Type   
Electrical appliances and equipment ? Hair Straightener

Country of origin       
China

Product description  
Black hair straighteners with a black plug. Packaged in a brown cardboard box.

Model
RD-216

eBay Item number    
144552209418

Hazard
The product presents a serious risk of electric shock as the plug supplied with the product is noncompliant and can allow access to live parts. Also, during testing it was identified that the basic insulation of the wires is in contact with accessible metal parts. If the basic insulation was to wear over time and the wire touches an external metal part, the user could touch this part and receive an electric shock. Some of the required documentation and markings were not present.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.

Corrective action
OPSS are requiring the withdrawal of the product from the market.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (eBay).

Full notice

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