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Chargers and adaptors are the most recalled electrical products

18th August 2017

OnBuy

Alice Matthews

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A product recall is usually a request to return a product after a safety issue or defect has been found, which can be potentially very dangerous. The prospective dangers can include - risk of an electric shock, fire, explosion, injury and overheating. An electrical product can become subject to a product recall for several reasons. It could be due to the way an electrical product is made - which could be down to a design flaw, use of inadequate materials, poor construction and faulty internal components.

Utilising information from Electrical Safety First, OnBuy.com analysed how many electrical products and which category of goods were recalled between 2011-2016.

OnBuy.com identified 14 electrical product categories:

Audio Visual & Computers
Communication & Media Equipment
Construction Products
Cooking Appliances
Domestic Appliances
Gardening & DIY
General Household
Health & Beauty
Heaters
Kitchen Appliances
Lighting
Plugs & Cables
Toys
Chargers & Adaptors

The research revealed that there was a total of 358 recorded electrical product recalls between 2011-2016 on the Electrical Safety First database.

Out of the 358 recalls, many of the recalls came from the electrical product category of chargers & adapters at 28%. The second highest percentage of recalls came from lighting at 14%. The third highest percentage of recalls came from kitchen appliances at 11%.

Communication & media equipment alongside cooking and domestic appliances had the joint lowest percentage of product recalls at only one percent each. Marginally above, was construction products at just two percent.

Overall, of the 358, 44% were recalled because the product itself, components or an element of it had the sole risk of an electrical shock.

Cas Paton, Managing Director of OnBuy.com, commented: “Whilst product recalls are an unfortunate occurrence, it’s always done so with consumer safety at the heart of the decision. Considering every year there are thousands of new products on the market, only a small percentage having some sort of defect or fault is a testament to the high standards set by various governing bodies and authorities into product safety. Those products that do get recalled provide a valuable emphasis on the importance of rigorous testing before any electrical product is made available to the mass market."