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Best Lithium Electric Lawn Mower sold via Amazon safety warning

Best Lithium Electric Lawn Mower, a lithium-battery powered electric lawn mower sold with gloves and eyewear (SKU GB-STRIMMER-BLACK-1; Amazon IDs FBA15L9706SDU000083, X001YA8XE3), is affected. The product presents a high risk of fire because there is no Declaration of Conformity, no valid technical documentation, production control, or adequate labelling and instructions, so it may overheat and catch fire and does not meet the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008; the import was rejected at the border and destroyed and the Amazon listing has been removed.

What's being recalled

Product Safety Report for Best Lithium Electric Lawn Mower presenting a high risk of fire.

Type: Machinery - Lawn Mowers/Rakers (Powered)

Brand: Best

Amazon product identifiers: FBA15L9706SDU000083, X001YA8XE3

SKU: GB-STRIMMER-BLACK-1

Country of Origin: China

Product Description: A lithium-battery powered electric lawn mower with gloves and eyewear.

How to identify it

PSD notification number: 2603-0302

Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards

The hazard

There is no evidence that the product has been assessed using relevant UK conformity assessment procedures, as there was no Declaration of Conformity supplied with the product. There is no valid technical documentation for the product and no evidence of production control. There is a lack of labelling, marking and instructions. In the absence of evidence to demonstrate the conformity of the product, it may be possible for the product to overheat and catch fire.

The product does not meet the requirements of the Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008.

What to do

The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.

The listing has been removed by the online marketplace (Amazon).

The official notice

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