More than half a million washing machines are affected by the latest Whirlpool recall. Check if yours is one of them, and find out what to do next.
Do you have a recalled Whirlpool washing machine? Here’s what to do
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Listeria concerns: have you returned your frozen veg yet?
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Six UK supermarkets have recalled a variety of frozen vegetable products over fears they may contain listeria. Have you been affected?
Plastic-backed fridges must be removed from sale
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We all expect manufacturers and retailers to only sell products that are safe. And for the most part they do. But we’ve found hundreds of potentially unsafe fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers currently available in shops across the UK and we’re calling for them to be urgently withdrawn from sale. (more on dangerous appliances…)
What’s your view on the government’s new product safety office?
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The government has announced the creation of the new ‘Office of Product Safety and Standards’. But will this new department be the fix we desperately need to improve our safety system?
Update: will the government take action on Whirlpool?
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In January, we launched our campaign to challenge Whirlpool over its fire-risk dryers. And the response has been overwhelming with a parliamentary petition calling for a recall of Whirlpool dryers hitting 100,000 signatures. So what now?
Update: it’s time to overhaul the UK’s product safety system
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We have today released our report on the UK’s product safety system. In it, we call on the Government to urgently overhaul the UK’s broken product safety and recall system.
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Update: Samsung’s too-hot-to-handle Galaxy Note 7
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Last month, Samsung ordered a global recall of its Galaxy Note 7 phone following the explosive revelation that a fault with its lithium battery had caused several fires.
Beko fridge freezer fires: should there be tougher penalties?
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An inquest into a fire fatality has concluded that a Beko fridge freezer was at fault. It’s now been recommended that there should be tougher penalties for manufacturers that fail to recall faulty products.
Kitchen appliance fires: why are manufacturers slow to recall?
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In the past year around 3,700 appliances have caught fire because they were faulty. Have you been affected by a faulty washing machine, fridge, tumble dryer or dishwasher?
More exploding washing machines?
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the kitchen, it seems that some washing machine doors may be falling out or exploding, leaving kitchens covered in shards of glass. Has this happened to you?
Pain in the Bumbo: why has the US recalled this baby seat?
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News came yesterday that Bumbo is voluntarily recalling more than four million Bumbo baby seats across the US and Canada – but not in the UK. So are these foam seats a public menace?
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Are you taking your Fruit Shoots back to the shops?
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Last week Britvic announced it was recalling Robinsons Fruit Shoot drink range due to cap safety concerns. It’s a responsible move but one that’s set to cost the company £25m. Have you returned a recalled product?
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Good on Sony for swift TV “recall”, but can it keep it up?
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Following the revelation that some Bravia LCD TV models could be at risk of overheating, Sony is offering free engineer inspections and repairs for 1.6 million TVs. But will it be able to cope with the demand?
Samsung – fix all faulty fridge-freezers for free
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In the wake of the Beko fridge-freezers scare, if a burning smell was coming from your fridge-freezer, and you could hear the sound of plastic cracking inside, wouldn’t you be concerned? I would.