{"id":45491,"date":"2023-05-17T18:06:14","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:06:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/?p=45491"},"modified":"2023-05-17T18:06:14","modified_gmt":"2023-05-17T17:06:14","slug":"ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/","title":{"rendered":"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Consumers warned of unsafe travel adaptors and danger of misuse<\/li>\n<li>7,262 travel adaptors recalled and 6,245 units withdrawn from sale following CCPC product testing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is advising holiday makers to exercise caution when using travel adaptors to plug in electrical products. The advice is issued following the recall of thousands of travel adaptors by the CCPC as part of a large-scale product safety investigation.<\/p>\n<p>A number of safety concerns were identified by CCPC experts during testing of travel adaptors, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Incorrect information on packaging<\/li>\n<li>Risk of fire<\/li>\n<li>Risk of electrocution<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The CCPC testing was conducted as part of a Europe-wide safety investigation into travel adaptors.<\/p>\n<p>Gr\u00e1inne Griffin, CCPC Director of Communications, said<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cTravel adaptors can be a particularly risky product for consumers because even when an individual product is compliant, if it\u2019s used incorrectly then it becomes unsafe. Don\u2019t use adaptors to plug in always-on items or extension leads as this can cause a fire. Travel adaptors are designed for short-term use only and should be unplugged when not in use.<\/p>\n<p>The CCPC is continuing to engage with suppliers and other EU product safety bodies to prevent unsafe products from reaching retailers and consumers.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Tips for safe use of travel adaptors<\/h2>\n<p>Travel adaptors are high-risk electrical products so it is important that consumers take extra caution and understand how to safely use them.<\/p>\n<p>The CCPC is encouraging all consumers to be safety aware this summer and to follow these tips when using a travel adaptor:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Use only in the countries listed on the product, its packaging or accompanying safety information.<\/li>\n<li>Always plug the appliance into the travel adaptor first, before inserting the travel adaptor into the socket.<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t overload the adaptor: it\u2019s designed for short-term use only, with low energy consumption devices, not as a replacement for a domestic socket.<\/li>\n<li>Unplug the adaptor when you\u2019re finished using it, when you\u2019re leaving the house or your accommodation, and when you\u2019re going to sleep.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Recalled products:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/consumers\/product_recalls\/jdm-products-limited-recalls-gbl-universal-multitravel-adapter\/\">G&amp;BL Universal Multitravel Adapter sold in Harvey Norman<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/consumers\/product_recalls\/homeline-recalls-homesafe-universal-usb-travel-adaptor\/\">Homesafe Universal USB Travel Adaptor sold by various retailers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The CCPC and product safety: The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CCPC) is responsible for making sure that a wide range of products sold in Ireland meet specific regulations. This includes toys, domestic gas and electrical appliances, consumer PPE and general consumer products like furniture and children\u2019s clothing.<\/p>\n<p>CCPC product safety experts investigate consumer complaints about unsafe products, inspect products for compliance with safety regulations, and work with manufacturers, importers, retailers, Customs and other EU product safety bodies to keep consumers safe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumers warned of unsafe travel adaptors and danger of misuse 7,262 travel adaptors recalled and 6,245 units withdrawn from sale following CCPC product testing &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":217,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-45491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"CCPC Business\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-05-17T17:06:14+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"kevinloughran\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"kevinloughran\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/\",\"name\":\"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2023-05-17T17:06:14+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/57a96aa7417a63a0e2dfe075b792c532\"},\"description\":\"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/\",\"name\":\"CCPC Business\",\"description\":\"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/57a96aa7417a63a0e2dfe075b792c532\",\"name\":\"kevinloughran\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b201bc89fc59a28b5f2633fee5d109c31366ea62cc9c110e2d7bacfb3d13263?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b201bc89fc59a28b5f2633fee5d109c31366ea62cc9c110e2d7bacfb3d13263?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"kevinloughran\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/author\/kevinloughran\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business","description":"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business","og_description":"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland","og_url":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/","og_site_name":"CCPC Business","article_published_time":"2023-05-17T17:06:14+00:00","author":"kevinloughran","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"kevinloughran","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/","url":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/","name":"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors - CCPC Business","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#website"},"datePublished":"2023-05-17T17:06:14+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/57a96aa7417a63a0e2dfe075b792c532"},"description":"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission is an independent statutory body that enforces competition and consumer protection law in Ireland","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/ccpc-issues-summer-safety-warning-about-travel-adaptors\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.ccpc.ie\/business\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"CCPC issues summer safety warning about travel adaptors"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#website","url":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/","name":"CCPC Business","description":"The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/57a96aa7417a63a0e2dfe075b792c532","name":"kevinloughran","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b201bc89fc59a28b5f2633fee5d109c31366ea62cc9c110e2d7bacfb3d13263?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8b201bc89fc59a28b5f2633fee5d109c31366ea62cc9c110e2d7bacfb3d13263?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"kevinloughran"},"url":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/author\/kevinloughran\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45491","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/217"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45491"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45491\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45492,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45491\/revisions\/45492"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45491"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45491"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ccpc.inventise.ie\/business\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45491"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}