OPSS Serious Electrical appliances equipment
Product Safety Report: Electric Pressure Cooker 6L (2608-0125)
Published by Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS):
Reason for the recall
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as it is inadequately earthed.
Reasonsee the original notice
Brandnot stated
Batch number(s)not stated
Barcode1000795201
Product
Electric Pressure Cooker 6L
- Name / model
- MES6817
- Barcode
- 1000795201
- Category
- Electrical appliances equipment
- Country of origin
- China
- Type of recall
- Product safety report
- Summary
- Product: Electric Pressure Cooker 6L
- Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire as it is inadequately earthed.
- Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Pressure Cookers (Powered)
- Model
- MES6817
- Barcode
- 1000795201
- SKU
- 0H1EPA0000001
- Country of Origin
- China
- Product Description
- Pressure cooker with attached wall plug.
- Product Report and Image
- Link to Product Image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the mains plug has an underweight fuse. A compliant, correctly rated fuse is required to ensure the safe operation of the product under fault conditions. Without a compliant fuse, the product may overheat and ignite, causing a fire. The plug pins also do not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and cannot make a secure connection to the socket.
- The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Additional information
- PSD notification number: 2608-0125
- Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
What to do
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type
- Electrical appliances and equipment - Pressure Cookers (Powered)
Source: Product Safety Alerts, Reports and Recalls (OPSS) — Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS)
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