Faulty phone chargers and power banks sold online are potentially lethal fire hazards, a watchdog has warned.
Shoddy, unbranded items listed on four sites – including Amazon Marketeplace and eBay – failed stringent safety tests.
Many items could put users in danger of electric shocks.
The study from Which? found eight out of 12 cheap, copycat Apple USB chargers from several sites could be hazards.
Seven failed tests to check if they were able to handle a set voltage and still work safely, the probe revealed.
Eleven out of 12 unbranded USB travel adaptors from four online retailers also flunked safety tests.
Almost half of power banks with no label had faults that could lead to them bursting into flames.
Which? urged shoppers to avoid cheap, unbranded electrical accessories and said: “They could put consumers at risk.”
Amazon and eBay said items in the report were “no longer available” or had been “removed”.
