Some UK residents are in for a shock if they purchase the wrong battery charger. According to a BBC report, hundreds of thousands of unsafe, potentially electrocuting chargers have made their way from China into the UK.
The chargers posing risks could overheat and, at worst, electrocute users of mobile phones, portable gaming devices and music players. One of the chargers is marked DE62347066, while others are generically labeled "Travel Charger." Trading standards officers discovered the faulty chargers and are in the process of issuing a recall, according to the report.
China has been the subject of scrutiny in recent years for exporting dangerous, cheaply produced products. Who-Sucks.com, a "site dedicated to researching the reasons why certain people and things suck," compiled a timeline of about 60 dangerous items made in China that the U.S. recalled in 2007. The list includes flammable lamps, overheating remote controls and lead paint on baby toys.
Moral of the story? Avoid cheap products from China at all costs, no matter how substantial your savings.
Unsafe chargers flooding the UK [BBC]
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