Sales banned
Compulsory measure
Notified by Germany
Published 13 Apr 2026
SR/01125/26
LIFEASY attachment for brush cutter banned from sale over cut risk
EU authorities banned the sale of this product (LIFEASY attachment for brush cutter) after it was found to pose a cut risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Attachment for hand-held brush cutters for trimming and cutting lawn edges or other vegetation. The cutting attachment comprises two opposite chains that can be used for cutting when the chain links rotate at high speed. Product sold online, in particular via onbuy.com.
- Brand
- LIFEASY
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- Not listed in the notice
- Made in
- Unknown
- Category
- Machinery
Why it's dangerous
Cuts
The bolts or rivets attaching the chains to the flail-cutter could break. The chains might consequently detach during use and hit the user causing injuries.
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Machinery Directive nor with the Commission Decision 2012/32/EU prohibiting the placing on the market of flail-type cutting attachments for portable hand-held brush cutters.
What the authorities did
Measure
Ban on the marketing of the product and any accompanying measures
Type
Compulsory
Notified by
Germany
Source
EU Safety Gate notification
SR/01125/26
View official notice ↗
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