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6” Forest Master Cordless Electric Chainsaw, FM-CS6 — recall

Consumer goods · United Kingdom · 2024-10-03

Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of …

Forest Master Cordless Electric Chainsaw, fire risk due to poor transformer

Country	United Kingdom
Category	Consumer goods
Published	2024-10-03
Model identifiers	Barcode 5060737443674; SKU FM-CS6
Category	Machinery
Hazard description	The product presents a serious risk of fire as the transformer was of poor build quality and the primary and secondary windings were found to be touching. This potentially presents hazards of fire, explosions and/or electric shock._x000D_ The fuse on the plug did not contain ballast and was considered to be counterfeit. Whilst the user is using the product, a failure in the electrical system may occur, and the counterfeit fuse may fail to prevent fire and explosion causing the user to receive burns.
Non-compliance	Supply of Machinery (Safety) Regulations 2008 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994
Remedy	The import has been rejected at the border.
Recall number	2409-0144
Official notice	View source ↗

What this means for sellers

Likely platform / channel actions	Marketplaces may delist the same or similar products, freeze or force-remove inventory (e.g. Amazon FBA) and notify past buyers; under GPSR regulators can require platforms to act within 2 working days.
Self-check for comparable products	Cell–charger matching, over-heat/over-charge protection, isolation of hot parts.
Rules & standards likely involved	UK GPSR, UKCA · Full guide →

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