ELECTRICAL massagers may cause electrocution and at least two brands should be recalled immediately, the Consumer Council warned yesterday.
The Kneading Vibration Heat Massager TS-940 and the Nicoken CS560 Electric Massager failed council safety tests.
Vice-chairman of the council's committee for publicity and community relations, Sara Ho Suk-ching, said the two machines were found to have inadequate insulation resistance, moisture resistance and electric strength.
'The major heat generating part is affected by moist conditions,' she said. 'In wet weather, or when using it with wet hands, there may be a danger of electrocution.' Both the massage machines had only two-pin plugs, meaning there was no provision for earthing.
Ms Ho said lack of double insulation and insufficient electric strength could also inflict an electric shock on the user.
She advised people who owned the machines to stop using them.