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Unsafe chargers 'flooding' the UK According to the BBC, there are hundreds of thousand of unsafe chargers that could have potentially arrived in the UK, and could cause fire hazard if used! Trading standards officers studying dangerous chargers being imported from China say vast numbers are available on the internet and in shops. Their tests show one brand can overheat or cause electrocution. One of the chargers concerned has the code marking DE62347066. Others have no code and are called Travel Charger.Safety concerns A specific warning has already been issued about chargers for Nintendo DS and DS Lite machines, but which could also be used to charge Gameboy machines. Trading standards officers are trying to recall the chargers. But Chris Holden, senior trading standards officer at Buckinghamshire County Council, told the BBC that investigations were shedding light on a much bigger problem. Some chargers carry a CE safety mark which officers believe to be fake. "The UK appears to be flooded with them. It probably runs into hundreds of thousands or even millions," Mr Holden said. For the full story, click here! Posted at 04:24PM Jul 24, 2008 by Kevin P McAuliffe in Produce | Comments[0] 
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