Amazon have stopped selling an electric blanket due to a fire risk
Amazon has been forced to stop selling an electric blanket – due to the ‘high risk’ of it setting beds ablaze. The e-commerce giant had to remove the L’Agraty Electric Blanket from their website due to the plug posing a risk of sparking.The plug’s dimensions mean it cannot make a secure connection with the socket – leaving a risk of the appliance sparking, overheating and catching fire. The Office for Product Safety and Standards claim the blanket does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.The appliance was rejected at the UK border and the listing has been removed by the online marketplace. A government recall notice said: “This product presents a high risk of fire as the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 and therefore cannot make a secure connection with the socket.
“This may result in the appliance sparking, overheating and catching fire. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 and the Plugs and Sockets etc. (Safety) Regulations 1994.”An Amazon spokesperson said: “We require all products offered in our store to comply with applicable laws, regulations and Amazon policies. We develop innovative tools to prevent unsafe products from being listed. We continuously monitor our store, and if we discover a product was undetected by our automated checks, we address the issue immediately and refine our controls.
“We take action to maintain a safe selection for our customers, including removing noncompliant products, and outreach to sellers, manufacturers, and government agencies for additional information, when appropriate. This product in question has been removed.”The L’Agraty Electric Blanket YZH130160B that has been recalled has the following Amazon identifiers: X0028KQY0N – B0DX6L125K, X0028KOZGX – B0FR549824, X0028KIVDL – B0DX61KTY5
