InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : In-wall socket with two plugs, two USB flush-mounted ports and two switches indicating power use.

In-wall socket with two plugs, two USB flush-mounted ports and two switches indicating power use.

Name: Wall socket

Category: 10

Date: 2025-08-01

Product Category: Electrical appliances and equipment

Risk Type: Fire

Danger: The breakdown isolation between the input and output circuits and the creepage and clearance distances between circuits of the wall socket are insufficient. Moreover there is no overcurrent protection device fitted to the USB input circuit. This can lead to overheating of the wall socket and cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive, nor with the European standard EN 62368-1.

Measures: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 30/05/2025

Description: In-wall socket with two plugs, two USB flush-mounted ports and two switches indicating power use.

Notifying Country: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

In-wall socket with two plugs, two USB flush-mounted ports and two switches indicating power use.

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