Amazon shoppers who have bought a particular brand of fast charger for their phone from the website have been warned that it poses a dangerous safety risk.
The TOPK Fast Charger PD40W was rejected at the UK border and removed from Amazon on 28 November after testing revealed that the device poses a "high risk of electric shock". The product was found to contain plug dimensions that are non-compliant with Electrical Equipment Regulations introduced in 2016, meaning that there is potential access to live parts.
An update on the Gov.uk website explained: "The disposition and size of the live pins do not meet the dimensional requirements of the relevant standard and will not fit fully into a wall socket. This means the live pins are exposed and users could potentially touch live parts when unplugging, or plugging in, the plug from a socket."
