Make sure products are safe to use
You can stay up to date with the latest safety issues about your products by registering them with their manufacturer or by checking the latest recalls.
Hotpoint and Indesit washing machine recallIn December 2019, Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd. identified up to 500,000 Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines to be recalled and replaced in the UK. Whirlpool’s announcement relates to a fire risk from the door lock system on certain washing machine models. See the full news story. If you have a washing machine from Hotpoint or Indesit:1. unplug and do not use it On 29 April 2020, Whirlpool recalled a further 55,000 washing machines affected by this safety issue. The additional model numbers are listed below. Owners of Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines should re-check their machines to see if their model now needs to be recalled or repaired. If so, switch off immediately and contact Whirlpool to arrange a replacement or repair. Additional model numbers:WMAQB 641P UK Original model numbers:Hotpoint FML 742P UK |
Tumble dryer recallWhirlpool UK Appliances Ltd has issued a product recall of tumble dryers not yet modified from consumers’ homes. The announcement follows an intervention on 4 June 2019 by the government’s Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) which informed Whirlpool of its intent to serve a Recall Notice. See the full press notice. If you have a tumble dryer from Whirlpool, Hotpoint, Indesit, Creda, Swan or Proline that was made between 2004 and 2015, you need to:1. unplug and do not use it |
Register your products
Registering a product with its manufacturer is the easiest way to stay informed on any safety issues you should know about.
To get a product registered, you can either:
- go to the manufacturer website
- use the Register My Appliance service
Register My Appliance is provided by the Association of Manufacturers of Domestic Appliances, and is supported by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy.
Latest recalls of household products
| Manufacturer | Product Category | Model number | Recall date |
| Steco | Baby mee bicycle child seat adapter | 50.101.11 | 26 June 2020 |
| Kidisa | Stroller and carry cot | YM-BS-12 – Sold between October 2019 and February 2020 on eBay by ‘elegantlivinguk’ | 19 June 2020 |
| Kidisa | Kids tricycle light and sound 4 in 1 trike stroller buggy bar push bike | YM-BT-06 | 16 June 2020 |
| Jema | Autolift | JA2800S | 29 May 2020 |
| Card Factory | Amazing mum wax melt burner | M200067 | 6 May 2020 |
| Peacocks | Soft toy – Stanley Sloth | 4502816 – pink and brown | 17 April 2020 |
| Primark | Wide fit kitten heel court shoe | Kimball 06689 – On sale 4 January 2019 to 4 February 2020 | 3 April 2020 |
| Honda | EU22i generator | EAMT-1000037 to EAMT-2028264 | 27 March 2020 |
| Unknown | Superglue | Pack of 12 with cardboard back | 20 March 2020 |
| New Arrow | Straightener steam styler | YD221219-271219, YD271219-201219, YD301219-010120, YD010120-010120, RM020120-031020, RM030120-031020, RM060120-090120 | 16 March 2020 |
Recalls of household products since January 2018
| Manufacturer | Product Category | Model number | Recall date |
| BeSafe | iZi Go X1 car seat | ZG0247548 to ZG(0)270529 | 9 March 2020 |
| Kinderkraft | Mink car seat | KK20190314 to KK20190630 | 6 March 2020 |
| Sostrene Grene | Heat pad | 5711812403921 | 7 February 2020 |
| Koo.di | Pack it seat me safe travel seat | KD066/02 | 7 February 2020 |
| Unknown | Electrical appliances and equipment – power adaptor | Replacement AC adaptor: input 100-240V 1.6A / output 12V 2.58A | 31 January 2020 |
| Next | Mayhem true wireless earbuds | 381773 and 660370 | 28 January 2020 |
| Tower | Pressure cooker | T90100, T90101, T90102, T90103, T90114, T90115, T90117 | 24 January 2020 |
| IKEA | Troligtvis travel mug | Any mug purchased since October 2019 | 20 January 2020 |
| Dunelm | Lulu ivory footstool | Barcode 5057722367176 | 17 January 2020 |
| Steam Magic | Electrical appliances and equipment – steamer | Handy steamer BI-55 | 17 January 2020 |
| Blupop | Electrical appliances and equipment – kettle | BEN203KS | 17 January 2020 |
| WowWhatWho | Electric walking dinosaur – t-rex egg laying option | Deal ID 12904544 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 15 January 2020 |
| Philips | Avent digital video baby monitor | SCD620/79, SCD620/78, SCD620/93, SCD620/52, SCD620/26, SCD620/05, SCD620/01 | 14 January 2020 |
| Wish-Imports | Star projector light (all colours) | Deal ID 12528949 and 12528950 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 13 January 2020 |
| Wish-Imports | Star projector light (all colours) | Deal ID 12528949 and 12528950 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 13 January 2020 |
| Lintfleek | Simulated flame spray t-rex dinosaur toy (green) | Deal ID 13413110 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 13 January 2020 |
| John Lewis | Winter spice set of 9 tealights / Christmas tealight advent calendar | 78779614, 7879613 | 9 January 2020 |
| DC Thompson Media | Nail stamp kit | Gift with Shout magazine #601 | 8 January 2020 |
| Flybuddy Limited – Magic Trend | Christmas night light star projector (all colours) | Deal ID 12212315 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 7 January 2020 |
| DW Home Candles | Decorative articles – Candles with wood wicks | 138666, 138677, 138160, 138723 – all scents across the DW wood wick candle range | 3 January 2020 |
| MBLogic | LED fairy lights curtain | Deal ID 12441102 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 23 December 2019 |
| Kemei | Electrical appliances and equipment – Rechargeable shaver | KM-2801 | 20 December 2019 |
| Elgetec | Electrical appliances and equipment – Hair dryer | Professional salon style hair dryer 2200W | 20 December 2019 |
| Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd | Hotpoint and Indesit washing machines | Various model numbers – please check manufacturer’s product recall website | 17 December 2019 |
| MBLogic | Educational cartoon telephone | Deal ID 12904921 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 15 December 2019 |
| WowWhatWho | Interactive teddy bear | Deal ID 11243363 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 7 December 2019 |
| Kingsport | Toys – Children’s swing | 28881W | 1 November 2019 |
| DIMY | Toys – Light up gloves | X000VCK8L | 1 November 2019 |
| Emerson Network (power supply), Tasikar (alarm clock) | Electrical appliances and equipment – Wake up light with radio | JW-6639F (Alarm Clock) , S700D (Power Supply) | 11 October 2019 |
| Hedkase Limited | Protective equipment – Motorcycle helmet | Hedkase Epicurist – manufactured between 26 October 2015 and 15 October 2018 | 4 October 2019 |
| Hedkase Limited | Protective equipment – Motorcycle helmet | Hedkase Heroine Racer – manufactured between 14 May 2017 and 10 December 2018 | 4 October 2019 |
| Comfysall | Toys – Children’s backpack | X000Q7S273 | 4 October 2019 |
| Unknown | Toys – Inflatable airplane swim ring | X000UVHAM3 | 4 October 2019 |
| Cooke & Lewis | Electrical appliances and equipment – Dishwasher | CLDW451W-C | 4 October 2019 |
| Konsung Beauty | Electrical appliances and equipment – Paraffin wax heater | WN608-2 | 20 September 2019 |
| Unknown | Electrical appliances and equipment – UV nail lamp | SM/FMD-828 | 20 September 2019 |
| ISKA Global Trading | Princess castle tent with star lights | Deal ID 12079351 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 12 September 2019 |
| BJ Toys | Toys – Finger flickers toy | Finger Flickers- 420901BJ | 30 August 2019 |
| John Lewis | Red5 wall climbing cars and spiders | Stock numbers 76770119, 76770140, 76770155, 76770162 | 27 August 2019 |
| WowWhatWho | Inflatable baby float boat | Deal ID 11050190 on Wowcher / LivingSocial | 27 August 2019 |
| Dunecraft | Toys – Expandable spider balls | 810017013791 | 9 August 2019 |
| Dunecraft | Toys – Expandable water marbles | 810017019984 | 9 August 2019 |
| Dunecraft | Toys – Expandable glow in the dark spit balls | 4.088 | 9 August 2019 |
| GMG | Toys – Light up toy sword | 5033289002064 | 9 August 2019 |
| ENER-J | Electrical appliances and equipment – Wi-Fi Twin Wall Socket with 2 USB Ports | SHA-5212 | 9 August 2019 |
| Tower | Kitchen and cooking accessories – cooker | 8L Digital Multi Cooker, T17004 | 2 August 2019 |
| AniMagic , Vivid Imaginations Limited | Toys – My first puppy | 31339.43 | 2 August 2019 |
| iconBIT | Mekotron 6 Hoverboard HB-0060 | Power Supply HLT-118c-4200800 | 23 July 2019 |
| Dune Craft | Toys – Slime kit/ glow goo | Unknown | 19 July 2019 |
| Calbabyco | Toys – Teething ring | Unknown | 19 July 2019 |
| Jack Wills | Mug and sock gift set | Boots item code UK / ROI 80-85-447 (Mens) 80-85-560 (Ladies) Norway Ladies 81-10-468 | 12 July 2019 |
| Whirlpool UK Appliances Ltd | Hotpoint, Indesit, Creda, Swan and Proline tumble dryers | Various model numbers – please check manufacturer’s product recall website | 10 July 2019 |
| Unknown | Lighting equiment – LED lighting chain / string | 30M 24V LED String Light, EK211 | 28 June 2019 |
| Catch Way | Lighting equipment – LED lighting chain / string | R33030 | 28 June 2019 |
| iN Tech | Electrical appliances and equipment – Dual USB Mains Adaptor | 9041 5055056790141 | 21 June 2019 |
| Apple | Macbook Pro 15-inch | Older generation 15-inch MacBook Pro units primarily sold between September 2015 and February 2017. | 20 June 2019 |
| Shenzhen Xinjia Lighting | Electrical appliances and equipment – LED greenhouse light | ZW0173 | 7 June 2019 |
| Smok and Innokin | E-cigarettes | 7395615, 8143639, 8638151, 8647661, 8651592, 8652175 | 5 June 2019 |
| Intertek, Telebrands Corporation | Kitchen/cooking accessories – Electric grill pan | Red Copper 5 Minute Chef 22852A1 | 31 May 2019 |
| NPK | Toys – 10″ Reborn Doll | G1902-CFW-04PMP | 17 May 2019 |
| Fluke | Two-pole voltage testers | T110, T130, T150 | 8 May 2019 |
| Gentek | Electrical appliances and equipment – Wireless Charging Pad | Version 1: 26011 (black) and 26012 (white) Version WC/2: 26021 (Black) and 26022 (White) | 17 May 2019 |
| Apple | Apple Three-Prong AC Wall Plug Adaptor | Sold from 2003 – 2010 with Mac and certain iOS devices and included in the Apple World TravelAdaptor Kit. | 25 Apr 2019 |
| Battery charger | Electrical appliances and equipment – battery charger | AC/DC Li Poly Charger, CX-04 | 10 May 2019 |
| FCL Collection | Clothing – Children’s outfit | ART7316 Collection Casual Wear | 19 April 2019 |
| Westlab | Lighting equipment – Himalayan salt lamp | 5 060209 110448 | 15 March 2019 |
| Star Wars (Disney) | Decorative articles – Character light box | 884005-04C 884006-04C 884007-04C 884008-04C | 8 March 2019 |
| Lynx | Electrical appliances and equipment – Floating shower speaker | 8710522349168, 8710447348123 | 25 January 2019 |
| BatteryTec | AC/DC Adaptor | PN 2124531316474, TJ-65-195334 | 18 January 2019 |
| Ohlins | Bicycle forks | RXF 36 and RXF 34 Air Mountain Bike Front Forks | 30 November 2018 |
| Cooke & Lewis | Bathroom mirrors | 3663602941668, 3663602547792, 3663602547808, 3663602942115, 3663602547815, 3663602942122, 3663602547822, 3663602942139, 3663602547839, 3663602941675, 3663602941682, 3663602942146, 3663602547846, 3663602942153, 3663602547853 | 30 November 2018 |
| Vivitar | USB charging mat | Plug model number: 10488 | 16 November 2018 |
| Tiger | Crayons with caps | 3005741 | 16 November 2018 |
| GOGOPO | Novelty pens and highlighters | GP007; GP008 | 9 November 2018 |
| Xtava | Hairdryer | XTV010010N Allure Black Hair Dryer UK XTV010011N Allure White Hair Dryer UK XTV010012N Allure Black Hair Dryer EU XTV010013N Allure White Hair Dryer EU | 9 November 2018 |
| Argos | Bunk bed | OHIO HIGH SLEEPER | 17 October 2018 |
| Unknown | Squeezable toy | Item number 67887 | 28 September 2018 |
| Rolson Tools | Remote control socket set | 60027 | 28 August 2018 |
| STOW | Travel plug adapter | YT-TA | 17 August 2018 |
| AQUAVIE | Aquarium lamp | G2 RAN06 6W WHITE | 10 August 2018 |
| SMJ | Remote control socket | RFE1TC, RFE3TC, RFEARC | 6 August 2018 |
| Lidl | Powerfix Profi quick wiring kit | HG02035A – Version 01/2018 | 3 August 2018 |
| Sainsbury’s / Argos | Vype etank pro e-cigarettes | Various product codes – please check ESF website | 2 August 2018 |
| Zoggs | Swim goggles lens cleaner | 300661 | 27 July 2018 |
| Charge Worx | Travel Adapter | CX5001X; CX2602BK; CX3111BK | 20 July 2018 |
| Zyurong | LED ceiling light | XH4545N | 13 July 2018 |
| Gift Tower | Children’s fancy-dress costume | M – 110-120 cm | 13 July 2018 |
| Out of Blue KG | Travel plug adaptor | 57/9206 | 6 July 2018 |
| DENVER | Self-balancing scooter | DBO 6501 WHITE MK2 | 6 July 2018 |
| Sostrene Grene | Plush toys | 400113731 and 40013732 | 22 June 2018 |
| V-TAC | LED Light | VT-1207 | 22 June 2018 |
| Grundig | USB Charger | 871125215970 | 22 June 2018 |
| Lorelli Toys | Activity play mat | 1030039 | 15 June 2018 |
| Sanli | Chainsaw | SCS4950 | 15 June 2018 |
| Shatchi | Finger monkey | 5056141013589 | 1 June 2018 |
| Swan | Washing machine | SW101 and SW1020 | 21 May 2018 |
| Daewoo | Electric blanket | HEA1178 and HEA1179 | 15 May 2018 |
| Charge Worx | USB wall charger | CX3111BK, CX3111BL, CX3111GN, CX3111WH, CX2602BK, CX2602BL | 8 May 2018 |
| Whirlpool AKM 274/IX Gas Hob | Kitchen hob | AKM 274/IX | 25 April 2018 |
| Argos | Fan heater | FH03 | 23 April 2018 |
| Travelon | Universal adaptor | 025732 044757 | 13 April 2018 |
| Carousel | Toy vehicle | Police Car, Ambulance and Fire Engine | 9 April 2018 |
| Amazon | Basics power bank | B00LRK8EVO, B00LRK8HJ8, B00LRK8I7O, B00LRK8IV0, B00LRK8JDC or B00ZQ4JQAA | 15 March 2018 |
| Aldi | Mini fryer | 95760 | 12 March 2018 |
| Charge Worx | International travel adaptor | 931L | 8 March 2018 |
| Lee Stafford | Hair straightener | LSHS15 | 2 March 2018 |
| Kitchen aid | Kettle | 5KEK1722 | 23 February 2018 |
| Petit Collage | Wooden xylophone | WXT-ELEPHANT | 23 February 2018 |
| Smyths Toys | Furious challenger road racing set | 101840 | 16 February 2018 |
| Primark | Candle | Large Glitter Tree Candle Kimball 48015 | 2 February 2018 |
| Marks and Spencer | Remote control helicopter | T098226M | 23 January 2018 |
| HP | Notebook computer and mobile workstation batteries | Various – please see manufacturer’s product recall website | 8 January 2018 |
| BaByliss | Acublade lithium face and body groomer | 7426U | 2 January 2018 |
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