EU Safety Gate published 11 serious alerts on electrical appliances and equipment for electric shock between October 16 and October 23, 2026. Ten of the 11 products originate in the People's Republic of China. The Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU is cited on 10 alerts and the Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU on 1.

EU importers and distributors of USB chargers and mains power adaptors, online marketplaces listing Chinese-origin chargers and small mains appliances into the EU, the brands ROMADA and Qoltec, and EU retailers of hairdryers, decorative lighting chains and sandwich makers must immediately check stock and online listings against the 11 alerted products, and hold supplier insulation and earthing test reports plus Low Voltage Directive technical files (and Radio Equipment Directive files where the charger is radio equipment) before any further placing on the EU market, or authorities order withdrawal from the market, recall from end users, or rejection of the import at the border, and a product that stays on sale remains non-compliant with the Low Voltage Directive or the Radio Equipment Directive.

  • Window : October 16, 2026 to October 23, 2026
  • Alerts : 11 serious alerts, notified by France (5), the United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland (3), Finland (2) and Greece (1)
  • Risk : electric shock on all 11 alerts, with fire on 4 and burns on 1
  • Product family : Electrical appliances and equipment
  • Legal basis : Low Voltage Directive 2014/35/EU (10 alerts) and Radio Equipment Directive 2014/53/EU (1 alert)
  • Official source : EU Safety Gate alert on the lostech USB charger, October 23, 2026

What was recalled

DateProductBrandRiskMeasure
October 23, 2026USB chargerlostechElectric shockwithdrawal-from-market
October 23, 2026ChargerXINZHIZHUElectric shock, firewithdrawal-from-market
October 23, 2026Car battery trickle chargerQoltecElectric shockrecall-from-end-users
October 16, 2026Lighting chainspectrum LED / WojnarowscyElectric shockrecall-from-end-users
October 16, 2026Power adaptor*IZUMUS*Electric shockrecall-from-end-users-and-withdrawal-from-market
October 16, 2026Hairdryer*JOOAYOU*Electric shock, firewithdrawal-from-market
October 16, 2026Power adaptorunbrandedElectric shock, firerecall-from-end-users-and-withdrawal-from-market
October 16, 2026ChargerROMADAElectric shockwithdrawal-from-market-and-import-rejection
October 16, 2026USB chargerDAMElectric shockwithdrawal-from-market
October 16, 2026ChargerROMADAElectric shockimport-rejection
October 16, 2026Sandwich makerHUMAN HU-132Burns, electric shock, firerecall-from-end-users

The pattern

All 11 alerts are serious and name electric shock. Four also name fire and one names burns. Ten products originate in the People's Republic of China. The sandwich maker originates in Greece. No substance is named. EN 60335-1 is cited on 3 alerts. The other cited standards appear once each.

Danger texts describe weak primary-to-secondary insulation, so a USB port or cable can sit at mains voltage, short clearance and creepage, and an earthing conductor shorter than the live conductors. That short-earthing defect is recorded on ROMADA chargers stopped at the Northern Ireland border. One alert cites the Radio Equipment Directive for it. ROMADA is on 2 alerts. The other named brands are on 1 each, not one shared supplier.

Who is exposed

EU importers and distributors of USB chargers and mains power adaptors, and online marketplaces listing Chinese-origin chargers and small mains appliances into the EU, sell the same families as the alerted models. ROMADA and Qoltec are the charger brands named on an import rejection, a withdrawal with import rejection, and a Finland recall from end users. Retailers of hairdryers, lighting chains and sandwich makers are exposed on *JOOAYOU*, spectrum LED / Wojnarowscy and HUMAN HU-132.

What to check now

  • Match stock and listings to the 11 products and brands, including the unbranded power adaptor and both ROMADA chargers.
  • Hold the supplier report on primary-to-secondary insulation, clearance and creepage for chargers and power adaptors still offered.
  • Hold the report that the earthing conductor is longer than the live conductors, for ROMADA chargers and any earthed adaptor.
  • Keep the Low Voltage Directive file for the cited standard: EN 60335-1, EN 60335-2-23, EN 60335-2-9, EN 60335-2-29, EN 61558-1, EN 61558-2-16 or EN IEC 60598.
  • Keep the Radio Equipment Directive file where the charger is radio equipment. One alert cites that directive for a short earthing conductor.

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