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Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk

UK OPSSOther health riskAug 13, 2026
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk
Photo from the official notice: Sophie Allport Doorstops and Draught Excluders — health risk

Photos from the official notice: UK Office for Product Safety and Standards (GOV.UK) · image rights

Hazard

The products present a risk to health as the marble chips sealed inside the doorstop/excluder may be contaminated with a small quantity of asbestos. Asbestos is a banned substance because it poses a risk to health even at low levels of exposure. The products do not meet the requirements of the General Product Safety Regulations 2005.

Remedy

The products have been withdrawn from the market and recalled from end users by Sophie Allport and John Lewis. We recommend that you stop using the products immediately and keep them out of reach of children. Follow the instructions below for details on disposal and return of the product. For further information, please access: Sophie Allport: https://www.sophieallport.com/pages/product-recall , or contact 01778 560256 John Lewis: https://www.johnlewis.com/customer-services/shopping-with-us/product-recalls

Product recall

Measures taken

  • Recall of product from end users
  • Withdrawal of product from market

Product description

Range of novelty doorstops and draught excluders sold from September 2014. For a full list of product names and codes, please see below.

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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