The acquired cohort contains 19 official alert references published from 2009-08-14 to 2017-08-25. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including lighting chain, lighting chains. The other 11 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, accessible edges. 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.
Lighting chain · A12/1148/17
Report published 2017-08-25 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain including serial-parallel connected non-replaceable 140 LED lamps. (35 blue, 35 green, 35 yellow, 35 red). AC 220V-240V, 50Hz Class 0. Packaging: colourful cardboard box. [1]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they can overheat. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing control unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires have only basic insulation and can come into contact with sharp edges. The insulation for the LEDs is inadequate. The product is not protected against moisture but is recommended for outdoor use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [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: UnknownType 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: 10/05/2017 [1]
Report published 2016-12-23 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin Unknown
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 100 replaceable miniature lamps. The product is equipped with electronics for sound effects. Packaging: colorful cardboard box. [2]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they can overheat. The wire ends are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires have only basic insulation and are in contact with sharp edges. The insulation of the lamp holders is inadequate. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [2]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 08/07/2016 [2]
Report published 2016-12-23 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 144 non-replaceable white LED lamps. Packaging: colourful cardboard box. [3]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the rectifier unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and the control unit. The insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the LEDs is inadequate. The product is not protected against moisture but is recommended for outdoor use.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 28/03/2016 [3]
Report published 2016-12-16 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 144 or 324 miniature lamps. Packaging: colorful cardboard box. [4]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they can overheat. The wire ends are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires have only basic insulation and are in contact with sharp edges. The insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the lamps is inadequate. The product is recommended for outdoor use but is not protected against moisture. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 08/06/2016Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: Unknown [4]
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they can overheat. The wire ends are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires have only basic insulation and are in contact with sharp edges. The insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the lamps is inadequate. The product is recommended for outdoor use but is not protected against moisture.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [5]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 08/06/2016Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: Unknown [5]
Report published 2016-12-09 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chains with 1) 280 or 2) 220 serial-parallel connected non-replaceable purple LED lamps. The product allows the connection of another lighting chain. It starts with a plug and ends in a socket outlet. Packaging: transparent plastic box. [6]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the control unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the control unit and could be damaged. The insulation of the LEDs is inadequate.The product is not protected against moisture yet is recommended for outdoor use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [6]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 08/06/2016Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: Unknown [6]
Report published 2016-12-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
The lighting chain is supplied in a colourful cardboard box. [7]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and they can overheat. The wire ends are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible wires have only basic insulation and are in contact with sharp edges. The cover of control unit is not properly fixed. The electrical insulation is not sufficient. The product is recommended also for outdoor use but is not protected against moisture. The product does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [7]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 08/06/2016Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: Unknown [7]
Report published 2015-12-18 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 210 white serial-parallel connected non-replaceable LED lamps. Packaging: colourful cardboard box. [8]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the rectifier unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. The accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and control unit. The insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the bulbs is inadequate. The product is not protected against moisture but is recommended for outdoor use. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive and the relevant European standard EN 60598. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: OtherCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: 31/03/2015 [8]
19 distinct official alert references, published between 2009-08-14 and 2017-08-25. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2009
4
2010
1
2013
1
2014
1
2015
5
2016
6
2017
1
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, Electric shock: 2 recorded references
Electric shock: 3 recorded references
Electric shock, Fire: 14 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; 11 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {'measures': 1}.
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.
Accessible edges and points — what evidence do we have?
Compare the particular accessible edge or point, material, geometry and use conditions with the reported cutting mechanism. Ask a specialist to justify the applicable assessment and criteria for your actual product and users.
Useful evidence: Dimensioned edge/point drawings, material and finish specifications, use/accessibility context and relevant existing evaluation.
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.
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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