Pressure cooker

Tower · 6Litre Stainless Steel Pressure Cooker

Kitchen/cooking accessoriesBurnsInjuries

Country of origin: People's Republic of China
Notifying country: France
Counterfeit: No
Sold online: Yes

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What is the danger

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.

Requirements breached

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

This product listing was removed by Amazon. Voluntary measuresTaken by: Other
Recall of the product from end users Voluntary measuresTaken by: DistributorIn force from: 11 March 2019

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.
Brand: Tower
Model / type: T90101 type ASMB 22-6L ASMB 22-3 L ASMB 22-4.5L ASMB 22-7.5 L
Batch: 5055195872753

Original source

Data comes from the official Safety Gate system of the European Commission.

Alert number: A12/1049/19 ↗
Weekly report: Report-2019-029
Published: 9 July 2019
Corrigendum: Notification A12/1009/19 of report 2019-28 has been updated with information on the affected batch.