EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Kitchen/cooking accessories
Pressure cooker “Pressure cooker TORO Victoria 6L” — risk: burns, injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01035/21
Summary
Due to a failure of the security system, the product can open while under pressure and may propel the lid and contents, which would be at a very high temperature. A user can suffer burns or injuries. 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
- Name / model
- Pressure cooker TORO Victoria 6L · 270478, Model DSS 2206
- Barcode
- 8591177089469
- Category
- Kitchen/cooking accessories
- Stainless steel pressure cooker 6L.
- Recall information: https://www.datart.sk/novinky/sluzby-stiahnutie_vyrobku_nerezovy_hrnec.html
What is the risk?
- Due to a failure of the security system, the product can open while under pressure and may propel the lid and contents, which would be at a very high temperature. A user can suffer burns or injuries. 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 to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Withdrawal of the product from the market
- Date of entry into force: 03/02/2021
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Warning consumers of the risks
- Date of entry into force: 03/02/2021
- Type of economic operator to whom the measure(s) were ordered: RetailerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: 03/02/2021
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