InfoCons Consumer Protection Alert : home by somogyi – Socket outlet covers

home by somogyi – Socket outlet covers

Name: No Name Provided

Category: 10

Date: 2025-10-10

Product Category: Other – Protective formwork that can be retrofitted to the mains socket.

Risk Type: Electric shock

Danger: When the plug is removed, the spring actuating the protective shutter may be jammed, tightened, and the protective shutter does not close the holes in the mains socket as foreseen. The user, or a child, can therefore touch the power outlet and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the General Product Safety Regulation.

Measures: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 19/09/2025Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 22/09/2025

Description: A transparent plastic insert to be attached to a mains socket using a self-adhesive adhesive strip with the purpose of closing the holes of the network socket and to act as a protective formwork, in particular for children.

Notifying Country: Hungary

Country of Origin: People’s Republic of China

Alert Type: Consumer

Alert Level: Serious risk

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