Withdrawn from market
Compulsory measure
Notified by Hungary
Published 8 Oct 2026
SR/02866/26
Home&Marker lighting chain withdrawn from the market over electric-shock risk
EU authorities ordered the withdrawal of this product (Home&Marker lighting chain) after it was found to pose an electric-shock risk. Here is how to tell if you have it, and what to do next.
How to identify it
- Product
- Lighting chain with warm white LED light, featuring 10 transparent plastic spheres containing holiday decorations/mini-snowmen, equipped with an integrated inline effects controller box and a built-in end-connector socket for daisy-chain extension.
- Brand
- Home&Marker
- Barcode
- Batch / lot
- 26/2023, 29/2023
- Made in
- People's Republic of China
- Category
- Lighting chains
Why it's dangerous
Electric shock
The wires of the product are easily accessible and have inadequate insulation. Consequently, the user could touch accessible live parts and receive an electric shock.
The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive nor with the European standards EN 60598-1 and EN 60598-2-20.
What the authorities did
Measure
Withdrawal of the product from the market
Type
Compulsory
Notified by
Hungary
Source
EU Safety Gate notification
SR/02866/26
View official notice ↗
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