Reported risk evidence comparison

Electrical appliances and equipment: insulation — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 924 official alert references published from 2005-04-29 to 2026-10-02. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including usb charger. The other 916 records still contribute to the cohort counts but are not displayed: descriptions may repeat, lack the display inputs, or fall outside the eight-description display limit. The recorded risks raise separate evidence questions about insulation. Compare the product features and dated findings below before scoping an investigation. These historical observations do not determine your product’s compliance or a market failure rate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Dated official observations

Compare the product features and reported failure mechanism

The source wording below describes the reported case at that time. Read each complete report before using it in an investigation.

USB charger · SR/02654/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: White and grey plastic USB charger with an integrated European plug, featuring four USB Type-A output ports on the face interface, with one port highlighted for quick charging. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [1]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/03/2025 [1]

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USB charger · SR/02652/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: USB charger kit consisting of a USB charger with a plastic housing, an integrated mains plug, one USB-C port, and a charging cable. [2]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 03/06/2025 [2]

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USB charger · SR/02650/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: White plastic USB charger integrated with a European plug, featuring three USB Type-A ports and one USB Type-C port on the front interface. [3]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 23/06/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 23/06/2025 [3]

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USB charger · SR/02655/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: White USB charger with an integrated European plug, featuring one USB Type-C output port. [4]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measuresDate of entry into force: 12/06/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 12/06/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 12/06/2025 [4]

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USB charger · SR/02660/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Plastic USB charger with one USB Type-A port. Sold with a separate cable. [5]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 11/09/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 11/09/2025 [5]

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USB charger · SR/02658/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Plastic USB chargers with three USB Type-A output ports. [6]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/06/2025 [6]

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USB charger · SR/02653/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: White plastic USB charger with one USB Type-A port and one USB Type-C port. [7]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB ports and the connected cable can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 13/06/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/06/2025 [7]

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USB charger · SR/02710/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Black plastic mains wall charger with one USB Type-A output port. [8]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The USB ports can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 30/05/2025Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 30/05/2025 [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

924 distinct official alert references, published between 2005-04-29 and 2026-10-02. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2005	3
2006	12
2007	11
2008	15
2009	7
2010	18
2011	12
2012	33
2013	33
2014	39
2015	24
2016	32
2017	51
2018	58
2019	60
2020	69
2021	61
2022	31
2023	41
2024	102
2025	97
2026	115

Recorded risk labels within this evidence task

Label combinations are source facts within one comparison; they do not create separate guides with identical preparation tasks.

Burns: 2 recorded references
Burns, Electric shock: 16 recorded references
Burns, Electric shock, Fire: 18 recorded references
Burns, Fire: 5 recorded references
Choking, Electric shock: 1 recorded references
Cuts, Electric shock, Injuries: 1 recorded references
Electric shock: 780 recorded references
Electric shock, Fire: 93 recorded references
Electric shock, Injuries: 2 recorded references
Electric shock, Microbiological: 1 recorded references
Fire: 5 recorded references

Source selection, exclusions and calculation method

Filter the acquired, completely parsed English weekly XML releases. Deduplicate official alert references. Group by product category and the complete set of conditional evidence-question topics supported by actual risk text. Risk-label combinations remain recorded cohort facets and do not create buyer intents. Brand, product name, model, origin, notifying country, measurement-only changes and different wording of the same questions do not create intents. Unrecognized mechanisms stay internal for enrichment. Count report years and notifying countries deterministically. Display at most eight newest descriptions with at least 40 characters after whitespace normalization, nonempty reported measures and distinct casefolded descriptions; break date ties by official identifier. All cohort records count even if their description is shorter or not displayed. This is not a representative sample. Counts concern this acquired corpus only.

One acquired version per official public alert reference. Display at most eight newest distinct product descriptions whose normalized whitespace-collapsed text contains at least 40 characters and has nonempty reported measures; ties sort by official identifier. The complete cohort includes shorter descriptions. This is an explicit display selection, not a representative sample.

8 distinct descriptions displayed; 916 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {'measures': 50, 'description': 6}.

These are selected, dated enforcement observations in the acquired weekly reports, not a random market sample, market-wide failure rate, proof of current product status, or a determination about your product. Notification country is not a complete sales-market or jurisdiction-coverage field. A quoted legal/standard reference is the report’s statement, not independently verified current law or a mandatory test panel.

Calculation safety-gate-evidence-comparison-10; units recorded alerts; no incidence denominator.

Turn the reported failure mechanism into a scoped investigation

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

Power-supply insulation boundaries — what evidence do we have?
If your product uses a mains supply or adapter, identify the actual power-supply architecture, insulation boundaries and accessible parts. Ask a qualified specialist which design evidence and investigation would address the reported shock mechanism for this configuration. No medical-device standard or pass/fail limit is selected from this alert.
Useful evidence: Schematics, adapter/component specifications, ratings, insulation/protection design and configuration-specific existing test evidence.
Reported context: [1], [2], [3], [4], [5], [6], [7], [8]
Can we trace the affected component, formula or design revision across our supplied products?
Compare the reported descriptions with your own identifiers and change records. Treat missing or “Unknown” source fields as unresolved; they do not establish that no action was needed.
Useful evidence: Product identifiers, revision history, supplier/batch traceability and market/operator records.
Who would own an evidence review and any resulting corrective-action decision?
Read the reported measures as historical observations. Establish your own operator roles, sector-specific rules, decision owner and communication responsibilities before adopting another case’s response.
Useful evidence: Supply-chain responsibility map, applicable-law review, investigation scope and documented decision/communication workflow.

Work packages and dependencies

Conditional: Product-risk evidence and operator-role review — Compare the recorded product features and failure mechanism with your product. Confirm the applicable product regime, deciding evidence, operator responsibilities and justified next steps. This does not assume that GPSR or a representative appointment applies to every alert category.

Questions for providers

Which specific product features and reported risk mechanism make these cases relevant or irrelevant to our product?
What current legal, standards or scientific sources support your proposed investigation criteria, and what cannot be concluded from these dated alerts?
Which existing evidence can answer the risk question, what additional work is justified, and who owns any resulting corrective-action decision?

Sources and data dates

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