Consumer warning
Voluntary measure
Notified by Slovakia
Published 30 Jan 2026
OR/00012/26
Babyverse hair straightener subject to a consumer warning over electric-shock risk
EU authorities issued a consumer warning about this product (Babyverse hair straightener) after it was found to pose an electric-shock and fire risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Hair straightener powered by a permanently attached mains cord.
- Brand
- Babyverse
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- Not listed in the notice
- Made in
- People's Republic of China
- Category
- Electrical appliances
Why it's dangerous
Electric shockFire
Due to inadequate cross-section area of the power cord, the product poses a risk of electric shock to the user. Moreover, due to overheating, the insulation of the conductors could ignite.
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60335-1 and EN 60335-2-23.
What the authorities did
Measure
Warning consumers of the risks
Type
Voluntary
Notified by
Slovakia
Source
EU Safety Gate notification
OR/00012/26
View official notice ↗
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