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Tower 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker — burns & injuries risk

EU Safety GateSerious riskBurnsInjuriesJul 19, 2019
Photo from the official notice: Tower 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker — burns & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Tower 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker — burns & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Tower 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker — burns & injuries risk
Photo from the official notice: Tower 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker — burns & injuries risk

Photos from the official notice: EU Safety Gate (European Commission) · image rights

Hazard

It is possible to open the lid of the pressure cooker while it is under pressure because of inadequate closing mechanisms and the pressure cooker can become deformed. A user could suffer burns from the steam, or, liquid can leak from it and extinguish the flame of the hot plate. As a consequence natural gas could be released.The product does not comply with the requirements of the Pressure Equipment Directive and the relevant European standard EN 12778.

Measures taken

  • Recall of the product from end users — Distributor (11/03/2019)
  • This product listing was removed by Amazon — Other

Product description

6 litre pressure cooker with bayonet handles. The product may be available in 3 litre, 4.5 litre and 7.5 litre versions. The product was sold online, in particular on Amazon.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and check the official notice for what the seller or authority advises (return, refund, repair or disposal). Measures listed here were reported by national authorities to the EU Safety Gate system.

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