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Electrical European Union Import rejected at border

Electric pressure cooker safety alert: fire risk

Electric pressure cooker
Image: United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland via EU Safety Gate

Electric Pressure Cooker 6L (model MES6817, barcode 1000795201) — an electric pressure cooker with an attached wall plug, packaged in a cardboard box and made in the People’s Republic of China — is affected. It was rejected at the EU border because the plug pins do not meet dimensional requirements and the mains plug has an insufficient fuse, which could cause overheating and fire; it does not comply with the Low Voltage Directive. Import was rejected at the border (compulsory for the importer).

What's being recalled

Electric pressure cooker with attached wall plug.

Packaging: Cardboard box.

Country of origin: People's Republic of China.

How to identify it

Safety Gate alert SR/02631/26

Product name on the item: Electric Pressure Cooker 6L

Type or model: MES6817

Barcode: 1000795201

The hazard

The plug pins do not meet dimensional requirements and cannot make a secure connection to the socket. Additionally, the mains plug has an insufficient fuse, which could cause the product to overheat and catch fire.

The product does not comply with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive.

What to do

Import rejected at border (compulsory, importer).

The official notice

This page is a summary of the notice published by United Kingdom in respect of Northern Ireland via EU Safety Gate, collected from EU Safety Gate. Check the original before you act on it.

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