The acquired cohort contains 18 official alert references published from 2012-05-04 to 2024-03-15. This page compares 8 selected, distinct product descriptions, including lighting chain. The other 10 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, plug interfaces, 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 · A12/00645/24
Report published 2024-03-15 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with white surface mounted LEDs installed in 8 pieces of 28 cm long plastic tubes, with rectifier unit. [1]
Reported risk explanation
The cables are not properly anchored and are too thin. The accessible wires have inadequate insulation and can come into contact with sharp edges of the controller unit and could be damaged. The dimensions of the mains plug are too small. The cable could overheat, leading to burns or fire. Moreover, a user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the 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: 19/06/2023 [1]
Report published 2024-03-15 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with blue surface mounted LEDs installed in 8 pieces of 42 cm long plastic tubes, with rectifier unit. [2]
Reported risk explanation
The cables are not properly anchored and are too thin. The accessible wires have inadequate insulation and can come into contact with sharp edges of the controller unit and could be damaged. The dimensions of the mains plug are too small. The cable could overheat, leading to burns or fire. Moreover, a user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60598. [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: 19/06/2023 [2]
Report published 2023-12-22 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Ornamental light chain with transparent plastic balls containing 100 colourful, non-replaceable LEDs, a flashing unit, and a socket that allows expansion with additional members. [3]
Reported risk explanation
The cable is not properly anchored and is too thin. The cable could consequently overheat, leading to burns or fire. In addition, the accessible wires have inadequate insulation, the flashing unit has sharp edges. The swinging socket enables a one-pole connection. As a result, the user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60598. [3]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 27/10/2023Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 27/10/2023 [3]
Report published 2023-12-22 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with transparent plastic Christmas trees or stars containing 80 colourful, non-replaceable LEDs, a flashing unit, and a socket that allows expansion with additional members. [4]
Reported risk explanation
The cable is not properly anchored and is too thin. The cable could consequently overheat, leading to burns or fire. In addition, the accessible wires have inadequate insulation, the flashing unit has sharp edges. The swinging socket enables a one-pole connection. As a result, the user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60598. [4]
Reported measures, verbatim
Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 28/11/2023Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 28/11/2023 [4]
Report published 2022-05-06 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 28 non-replaceable colour-changing LED lamps with opal spherical lampshades. [5]
Reported risk explanation
The cable is not properly anchored and is too thin. The accessible wires have inadequate insulation and can come into contact with sharp edges of the transformer's case. Live parts can be touched when connecting the mains lead since the dimensions of the flat plug are not suitable. User may consequently receive an electric shock, suffer burns or the product may cause a fire. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60598. [5]
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: 07/04/2022Type 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: 07/04/2022 [5]
Report published 2020-12-18 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain in the form of a bunch of flowers with 72 non-replaceable red LEDs. [6]
Reported risk explanation
The cable is not properly anchored and is too thin. The accessible wires have inadequate insulation and are in contact with sharp edges. The dimensions of the mains plug are substantially less than required. The product is not protected against moisture but is recommended for outdoor use. The cable could overheat, leading to burns or fire. The water could penetrate the product or the user could touch accessible live parts, which may cause an electric shock. 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: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Import rejected at borderDate of entry into force: 06/11/2020Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: ImporterCategory of measure(s): Destruction of the productDate of entry into force: 06/11/2020 [6]
Report published 2016-09-30 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
Lighting chain with 140 LED lamps. Packaging: colourful cardboard box [7]
Reported risk explanation
null The cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat. The design of the cord extension socket enables the single-pole insertion of a plug leaving the remaining live pin accessible. The wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting and could detach. 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. [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: 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: 26/05/2016 [7]
Report published 2016-06-03 · notifying country Hungary · reported origin People's Republic of China
Reported product description
The lighting chain includes serial-parallel connected non-replaceable 100 pcs LED lamps (25 green, 25 yellow, 25 blue, 25 red)The product can be operated with flashing switch and control unit. Technical specifications: 220 V, 10 m, 100 LEDPackaging: colourful cardboard box and plastic bag. Ins [8]
Reported risk explanation
null The product poses a risk of electric shock for the following reasons. Firstly, the dimensions of the plug are substantially less than required. Secondly, the wire ends soldered to the terminals of the flashing unit and the LEDs are not adequately protected against pulling and twisting. Thirdly, the accessible basic insulated wires can come into contact with sharp edges of the flashing switch and control unit. Finally, the insulation provided by the shrink tubing for the lamps is inadequate. Moreover, the cross-sectional area of the external and internal wires is too small and the wires could overheat and cause a fire. 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: 31/03/2016 [8]
18 distinct official alert references, published between 2012-05-04 and 2024-03-15. Counts describe the acquired reports, with no market denominator.
Report year
Recorded alerts
2012
3
2013
2
2014
1
2015
4
2016
2
2020
1
2022
1
2023
2
2024
2
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: 3 recorded references
Burns, Electric shock, Fire: 6 recorded references
Electric shock, Fire: 9 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; 10 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.
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.
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.
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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