Unsafe travel plug adaptor banned
Published: 09.02.2010
Energy Safety has banned the importation, sale, distribution and use of a particular type of travel plug adaptor, known as a “Universal Adaptor” or “all-in-one adaptor”.
These adaptors are unsafe, as they do not offer adequate protection from contact with live parts, to the point where live 230 volt parts can easily be accessed and touched.
The adaptors have been sold through tourist gift shops and pharmacies and on online auction sites such as Trade Me. A supplier, Melric International Limited, has already initiated a voluntary recall. It is believed the adaptors first appeared in late 2007.
Plug adaptors are intended for use by overseas travellers with small low power personal appliances that they carry with them, such as a cell phone charger, laptop computers, or battery charger for camera equipment.
Only the adaptors fully meeting the description given in the Prohibition Notice issued by Energy Safety are banned.
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