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Australia/Canberra: Advwin Trading Pty Ltd., a Dandenong South, Victoria establishment, recalls certain batch/lots of Pet Dryers from the Australian marketplace due to suspected failure to ground the Dryer’s metal enclosure and insufficient internal wiring insulation with consequential melting of the heating element causing the exterior case to become electrically live with consequential risks of electric shock, fire, burns, respiratory impairment and cardiac arrest, all serious health and safety hazards requiring immediate medical intervention to minimize pain and suffering as well as prevent life-altering injury or death.
ACCC: https://tinyurl.com/mrx985vv
Direct link: https://www.productsafety.gov.au/recalls/advwin-trading-pty-ltd-%E2%80%94-pet-dryer
Additional information:
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (“ACCC”) reports the following Pet Dryers are subject to this recall:
Filed under: ACCC, Animal or pets, Burn or scald hazard, Choking or asphyxiation hazard, Electric shock or electrocution, Fire or smoke hazard, Home & Residential, smoke inhalation hazard | Tagged: ACCC, Advwin Trading Pet Dryers, appliances, Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, burns, cardiac arrest, cardiac system collapse, electric shock, fire, kitchen, Laceration hazards, respiratory failure, respiratory impairment, smoke inhalation | Leave a comment »