News vacuum cleaner "impure" battery fire accidents one after another. Is there no legal problem to say that it is not pure?

The corner store where the accident occurred imported battery packs (from the website of the Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry)

　The Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry announced on October 29 that there were occasional fires in non-pure battery packs installed on cordless vacuum cleaners in Dyson (Chiyoda District, Tokyo). Target products, stores in all corners (bankrupt on October 5, 2021), and Lowa, Japan, are imported from abroad, but have been recalled, independent administrative legal person product evaluation techniques are stored in a state of no charging and discharge even in the NITE survey. It has been confirmed that the parts on the basis may heat and catch fire. [picture] is your vacuum cleaner all right? The economy and Industry Ministry of economy and Industry of charred battery packs will immediately stop using the target products and remind people not to discard them and put them in metal containers such as pots and empty cans for safe safekeeping. In addition, the recovery and destruction methods will be announced in the future. Speaking of which, is there no problem with the manufacture and sale of the manufacturer's non-authentic products? I asked NITE and the Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry.

What's the difference between it and the authentic one?

　First of all, I asked NITE's product safety center. q. First of all, please tell me the difference between authentic and non-authentic. In addition, will products licensed from manufacturers be considered non-genuine? Or will it be treated differently from the non-authentic? Responsible person: "authentic products refer to the parts and components that are attached to the product by the enterprise that manufactures, imports and sells the product body, or are sold for additional, replacement or repair purposes." On the other hand, non-authentic products refer to other company products sold as so-called interchangeable products. Some non-authentic products are licensed from the main manufacturer of the product, but I think it is up to the main manufacturer to judge whether to call it genuine or not. "Q. When manufacturing or importing electrical appliances, operators must mark the "PSE mark" on the basis of going through the formalities in accordance with the Safety Law of Electrical Appliances. Corner store, is the cordless vacuum cleaner imported from Japan marked with PSE logo on the impure battery pack? The "responsible person" PSE tag has been displayed. However, this sign is a confirmation of the self-compliance of legal safety standards, so it is not clear that the practitioners actually fulfill their legal obligations. "Q. In order to understand the accidents caused by unauthentic products. Responsible person: "including non-authentic products, if there is an accident due to the product, it will be announced on the home page of the Ministry of economy, Trade and Industry." At this time, the model and manufacturing period of the product will be recorded. If you have any clues, please confirm "Q." If you buy something without knowing whether it is not genuine and encounter an accident, is there any complaint or damage from the public window? Person in charge: "when you encounter disputes such as product accidents, please call the consumer hotline" 188 ". Because it will be connected to the consumer life center and consumer life consultation window of your urban town, etc., so discuss it there (there will be a call fee when you contact the person you consult. Next, ask the Product accident response Room of the Product Safety Section of the Industrial Security Group of the Ministry of economy and Industry. q. Shops around the corner and cordless vacuum cleaners imported from Japan have an endless stream of accidents caused by non-pure battery packs. Is there no problem in manufacturing and selling the manufacturer's non-genuine products? Responsible person: "at present, there is no law to regulate the manufacture and sale of unauthentic goods, so there is no legal problem."Q. It is said that the product involved in the accident is marked with the PSE logo. Does the corner store and Rowa Japan still show the PSE logo after going through the formal formalities? The person in charge said: "We do not know the corner store and Lova Japan marked with the PSE logo." In the future, we will conduct a detailed investigation. "

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