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

Product
200 LED Net Lights for Outdoor Use sold via Wish

Type
Electrical appliances and equipment - Lighting chain

Wish ID
af34cede97b74088b600ee3a7b4e3b0c

Listing name
200 LEDs Net Lights Waterproof Net Light Fairy String Lights Christmas Outdoor Holiday Festival Garden Lamp Outdoor Wedding Decoration US/EU/UK plug

Country of origin
China

Product description
A clear coloured lighting chain with a white plug on one end and white control box at the other end

Hazard
The product presents a serious risk of electric shock due to its poor mechanical strength and lack of adequate creepage and clearance distances. The product also features an interconnection that plug does not meet dimensional requirements. When tested, the plastic control enclosure broke open giving users access to live parts. Additionally, the minimum creepage and clearance distances between live and neutral on the control printed circuit board (PCB) tracks were measured as less than 1 mm. The minimum required is 1.5 mm clearance and 2.5 mm creepage. The product did not contain a marking label and no user instructions were provided. 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
The product has been recalled from end users.

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

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