United KingdomThe affected product is a 5M RGB LED Strip Light (5 metres) sold with a CK-28 wall plug and remote control (batch November 2025, PSD notification 2604-0108). It was rejected at the UK border because the plug does not meet BS 1363 dimensional requirements (live and neutral pins too short, pin sleeving has burrs/ridges) posing a high fire risk; the remote’s coin batteries lack required warnings and the product had no safety instructions, and it fails Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
What's being recalled
Product Safety Report for 5M RGB LED Strip Light presenting a high risk of fire.
Type: Lighting equipment - Led Strips and Replacement Parts/Accessories
Plug adapter model: CK-28
Batch: November 2025
Country of Origin: China
Product Description: A set of LED string lights measuring 5 metres with attached wall plug and remote control.
How to identify it
PSD notification number: 2604-0108
Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
The hazard
The product presents a high risk of fire as the plug supplied does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. The live and neutral pins do not meet minimum height requirements and the sleeving on the pins have burrs and ridges. Over time, the plug pins may cause damage to the socket and result in the socket connectors overheating and igniting, causing a fire.
Additionally, the remote control contains coin batteries but does not have the required warnings. The product was not supplied with any instructions to ensure safe use of the electrical equipment and improvements to documentation and markings are required.
The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.
What to do
The import has been rejected at the border.
The official notice
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