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TREQA USB charger safety alert: electric shock risk

USB charger
Image: Hungary via EU Safety Gate

Affected product: TREQA USB charger sold as “Travel Adapter” (type/model CH-9040, barcode 6972047810031), a white plastic battery charger with a single USB‑C output port integrated with a mains plug. It was recalled because it lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits, so the USB port can become live under mains voltage and may give an electric shock; it does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive and EN 60335-1. The measure is compulsory withdrawal from the market and a ban on marketing of the product (for distributors).

What's being recalled

White plastic battery charger with a single USB-C output port, integrated with a mains plug.

Packaging: White cardboard box with a product image on the front and a plastic hanging loop on top.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02494/26

Product name on the item: Travel Adapter

Type or model: CH-9040

Barcode: 6972047810031

The hazard

The product lacks adequate insulation between the primary and secondary circuits. The secondary USB port can become live under mains voltage. Consequently, the user may receive an electric shock.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standard EN 60335-1.

What to do

Product withdrawal from market (compulsory, distributor).

Ban marketing of product (compulsory, distributor).

The official notice

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