Urgent warning over 'highly dangerous' travel item sold on Amazon, eBay and TikTok Shop

Thousands may have already have been sold to travellers10:34, 29 Jul 2026Updated 10:37, 29 Jul 2026Holidaymakers have been urged to double check their travel adaptors after a safety investigation uncovered "highly dangerous" products being sold on some of the UK's biggest online shopping sites.‌Consumer charity Electrical Safety First tested 14 travel adaptors bought from AliExpress, Amazon Marketplace, eBay and TikTok Shop and found that every single one failed essential safety checks.‌The electrical charity warned that information on the online listings suggests more than 10,000 of the potentially unsafe adaptors may already have been purchased by shoppers across the UK.‌Among the most alarming findings were universal travel adaptors that could leave more than one set of plug pins expose