Consumer Group Which? names 250 fridges and freezers that pose fire risk
The consumer action body Which? has listed 250 of the most popular fridges and freezers on sale in the UK as “potentially unsafe”, adding that…
Category Archives: Product Safety & Recalls
Gorenje to switch to aluminium backing on cooling products
Slovenian appliance manufacturer Gorenje has said that it has “taken a stance” on plastic-backed cooling lines and appliances and will now only manufacture cooling products…
Whirlpool unveils Apple Watch functionality at CES 2018
The company behind millions of fire risk home appliances Whirlpool Corporation, has become the “first appliance maker to activate Apple Watch functionality integration to bring…
Whirlpool’s reluctance an obstacle to preventing more fire deaths
If it isn’t enough that the scale of the Whirlpool (#whirlpool-hotpoint-creda-indesit-fire) scandal is of such a proportion that millions of homes are at risk of fire,…
The Full Commons Transcript of Whirlpool Fire Safety debate (weeks before Grenfell)
The Whirlpool Appliance Fire Safety scandal is nothing short of outrageous that given the overwhelming evidence, the sheer numbers of at-risk and defective appliances in…
Whirlpool Product Safety System debated in Parliament before Grenfell Fire
The Whirlpool Appliance Fire Safety scandal is nothing short of outrageous that given the overwhelming evidence, the sheer numbers of at-risk and defective appliances in…
Whirlpool’s attitude to its faulty dryers ‘regrettable’, say MPs
MPs have branded Whirlpool’s “attitude” regarding its faulty tumble dryers as “extremely regrettable” in a parliamentary debate following a Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy committee…
Whirlpool wins Get Connected product design award
Whirlpool has received a Product Design award in the leading design garment care category at the Get Connected Awards 2017 for its 6th Sense Live…
Fire inquest finds Hotpoint dryer ‘most likely cause’ of deadly blaze
Yet more evidence has been heaped onto the already scandalous events unfolding with Whirlpool and its Hotpoint, Indesit and Creda branded appliances in regards to…
London Fire Brigade demands action from PM over faulty white goods
The London Fire Brigade, backed by the Mayor of London Sadiq Khan, has written an open letter to Prime Minister Theresa May demanding she and…