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Emba Cast Iron Cookware — health risk

UK OPSSOther health riskMar 13, 2025
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Hazard

The products present a health risk as testing has identified potential migration of heavy metal components (including Vanadium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Arsenic and Molybdenum) during use of the product. The products do not meet the requirements of The Materials and Articles in Contact with Food (England) Regulations 2012 or The General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Remedy

The products have been recalled from end users by EMBA Cookware. The recall has been expanded to cover products sold prior to 27th December 2023. Products sold between 27th December 2023 and 27th January 2025 have been tested and identified as containing migratable heavy metals; products sold prior and subsequent to this date have been incorporated into the recall on a precautionary basis. As such, if you have purchased, been gifted, or have seen Emba cookware offered for sale on or after 27 January 2025, the item is included in this recall. Owners should stop using affected products immediately. Please email Emba Cookware on [email protected] with your order number, contact number and details of the product that you purchased to initiate a recall. Please stop using the item immediately and contact [email protected] so we can advise on the next steps. Once the product has been returned, consumers will be issued with a full refund. For further information, please access the Emba Cookware recall alert here: https://embacookware.co.uk/pages/emba-cast-iron-cookware-recall . Consumers who purchased Emba branded cookware prior to December 27, 2023, should contact [email protected] for assistance.

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users

Product description

Cast iron skillets and griddles available in various sizes.

What should I do?

If you own this product, stop using it and follow the corrective action above: contact the retailer or supplier for a repair, replacement or refund. This notice was published by the UK Office for Product Safety and Standards.

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