EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Kitchen/cooking accessories
Pressure cooker HO ME “EMMA 7 litres” — risk: burns, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/00196/20
Summary
The safety valve does not release pressure. When handling the pressure cooker, the user may sustain burns from the jet of steam on release of the second safety valve or suffer injuries from the lid being expelled. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 12778.
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Product
Pressure cooker — HO ME
- Brand
- HO ME
- Name / model
- EMMA 7 litres · 8003512661624
- Barcode
- 8003512661624
- Category
- Kitchen/cooking accessories
- Pressure cooker. the product was also sold online, in particular via Amazon.
What is the risk?
- The safety valve does not release pressure. When handling the pressure cooker, the user may sustain burns from the jet of steam on release of the second safety valve or suffer injuries from the lid being expelled. The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 12778.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): DistributorCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 24/10/2019
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