Reported risk evidence comparison

Lighting chains: plug interfaces — reported risk evidence

The acquired cohort contains 154 official alert references published from 2005-12-02 to 2026-10-02. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including lighting chain, decorative lighting. The other 146 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 plug interfaces. 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 · SR/02699/26

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

Reported product description: Lighting chain, 50 meters long, with non-replaceable LED lights, and a black electronic controller box marked EK-04 wrapped around a plastic reel. [1]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Furthermore, the mains plug does not comply with the dimensional requirements, leaving live parts easily accessible to the user, who could receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [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: 27/03/2026Type 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: 27/03/2026Type 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: 27/03/2026 [1]

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Lighting chain · SR/02684/26

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

Reported product description: Lighting chain with 400 purple non-replaceable LED lights. [2]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Live wires are easily accessible. Additionally, the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [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: 27/03/2026Type 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: 27/03/2026Type 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: 27/03/2026 [2]

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Lighting chain · SR/02688/26

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

Reported product description: Extendable decorative lighting chain with 100 colorful LED lights and a black electronic controller box. [3]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Additionally, the unit lacks a proper mechanical wire strain relief device, the structure allows single-pole insertion of plugs, and the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [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: 07/05/2026Type 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: 07/05/2026Type 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: 07/05/2026 [3]

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Lighting chain · SR/02689/26

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

Reported product description: Curtain-style decorative lighting chain featuring magenta LED lights with a plug connector for extension. [4]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Live wires are easily accessible. Moreover, the product is not protected against moisture, despite being recommended for outdoor use. Additionally, the unit lacks a proper mechanical wire strain relief device, the structure allows single-pole insertion of plugs, and the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [4]
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: 16/01/2026Type 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: 16/01/2026Type 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: 16/01/2026 [4]

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Lighting chain · SR/02639/26

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

Reported product description: LED lighting chain with 100 cold white non-replaceable LED lights and a black electronic rectifier unit box marked LX-01. [5]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Live wires are easily accessible. Moreover, the product is not protected against moisture, despite being recommended for outdoor use. Additionally, the unit lacks a proper mechanical wire strain relief device, the structure allows single-pole insertion of plugs, and the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [5]
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: 13/04/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/04/2026Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: 13/04/2026 [5]

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Lighting chain · SR/02636/26

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

Reported product description: LED lighting chain with colourful lights, green insulated wire and a black controller box. [6]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. The controller box lacks a strain relief device. Additionally, the structure of the cord extension socket allows single-pole insertion of plugs, leaving live parts easily accessible to the user, who could receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60598. [6]
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: 12/05/2026Type 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: 12/05/2026Type 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: 12/05/2026 [6]

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Decorative lighting · SR/02695/26

Report published 2026-10-02 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin Unknown

Reported product description: Decorative lighting tree with non-replaceable LED lights and an power supply unit box with a blinking function. [7]
Reported risk explanation: The product lacks sufficient insulation. Live wires are easily accessible. Additionally, the unit lacks a proper mechanical wire strain relief device and the mains plug does not meet the dimensional requirements. The user could touch live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1, EN 60598-2-20, and EN 60598-2-4. [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: 23/05/2026Type 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: 23/05/2026Type 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: 23/05/2026 [7]

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Lighting chain · SR/02207/26

Report published 2026-08-14 · notifying country Slovakia · reported origin People's Republic of China

Reported product description: Lighting chain, intended for interconnection, containing 200 non-replaceable LED lights. The product includes a device for changing lighting modes. [8]
Reported risk explanation: Due to the insufficient mechanical strength of product, live parts may become easily accessible to the user, who could receive an electric shock. Additionally, the product has an inadequate conductor cross-sectional area, insufficient cable length between the plug and the first socket, and a design flaw allowing a plug to be inserted into the extension socket in a single-pole manner. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20. [8]
Reported measures, verbatim: Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the marketDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end usersDate of entry into force: UnknownType of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risksDate of entry into force: Unknown [8]

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What this acquired cohort contains

154 distinct official alert references, published between 2005-12-02 and 2026-10-02. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.

Report year	Recorded alerts
2005	11
2006	15
2007	4
2008	12
2009	6
2010	2
2011	2
2012	2
2013	2
2014	1
2015	1
2016	2
2017	10
2018	1
2019	14
2020	14
2022	3
2023	3
2024	9
2025	16
2026	24

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
Burns, Electric shock, Fire: 17 recorded references
Electric shock: 120 recorded references
Electric shock, Fire: 13 recorded references
Electric shock, Fire, Injuries: 1 recorded references
Fire: 1 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; 146 cohort records not displayed. Missing fields: {'measures': 4}.

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.

Plug, socket and connector interfaces — what evidence do we have?
Identify the exact plug/socket or connector configuration, intended country interface and any adapter supplied. Document the interface dimensions, accessible parts and assembly controls for specialist review against current applicable requirements. Do not assume a reported interface failure applies to every configuration.
Useful evidence: Interface drawings/specifications, destination configurations, adapter BOM and relevant measurements/results.
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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