Health Canada issues warning over faulty smoke alarms sold online

Health Canada has issued a warning that select smoke alarms previously available on AliExpress may fail to operate.

The federal agency says the PGST and GauTone Photoelectric Smoke Alarms are at issue and are advising anyone who may own one to stop using the devices immediately.

Full names of the devices are as follows:

• PGST Independent Smoke Detector Sensor Fire Alarm System for Home Office Security Smoke Alarm Fire Protection, S11D-EN (on packaging) Photoelectric Smoke Alarm, Model PG-S11 (on product)
• GauTone Independent Smoke Alarm Fire Protection Smokehouse Home Security System Smoke Detector, GT-441B-1 (on packaging) Photoelectric Smoke Alarm, Model PG-S11 (on product)

Health Canada has determined that the products may not meet the Residential Detectors Regulations in Canada.

According to the agency, the product does not have a Canadian certification mark and it is unknown if the alarm operates in the presence of smoke or fire, posing a potential fire hazard.

Users of the affected products are being advised to dispose of them according to municipal hazardous waste guidelines.

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