CPSCCPSC · Consumer products·Recall number 04547
Electric hand-held hair dryers
Published April 8, 2025 · Recall initiated: April 21, 2004
What's the hazard
These hair dryers do not have an immersion protection device or ground fault circuit interrupter (GFCI) on the power cord, which poses a serious electrocution hazard if dropped in water. In 1991, a voluntary standard was implemented that called for all hair dryers used by consumers to protect against electrocution in both the "on" and "off" positions.
What to do
Stop using these hair dryers immediately and return the unit to the firm for a replacement unit that has an immersion protection device.
Recall details
- Brand
- Virgo Enterprises, of Irvington, N.J.
- Manufacturer
- Virgo Enterprises, of Irvington, N.J.
- Distributor
- Retail beauty supply stores in the metropolitan New York area, between March 2003 and December 2003, for about $50.
- Country
- US
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