we decided to recall the affected lamps from the market

The spotlights are sold predominantly to wholesalers in 50 countries based in Europe, Asia and Latin America. Philips started contacting wholesalers this week to tell them about the affected product and has begun sending out replacement stock.Philips said the amount of lamps of this type sold globally is 250,000 but not all production batches are affected. In the UK, Philip’s sales of the product equate to just under two per cent of its LED lamp sales.In a statement, Philips said: “We confirm that we identified a potential safety issue which affects a limited number of led flood light spotlight lamps, only the 8W version. [Master LED spot MV GU10 8W]. These lamps are mainly used in professional applications. The issue concerns a potential electrical current leakage, which could happen approximately half an hour after the lamp has been switched on and could result in the lamp becoming live.” Philips added: “Philips places great value on the quality of its products and want to avoid potential risks. Therefore we decided to recall the affected lamps from the market and offer a similar replacement product instead.”
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