KitchenAid recalls kettles due to a risk that the handle could cause burns
Whirlpool is recalling a line of kettles after it was found that the handle could fall off and potentially cause you to burn yourself
WHIRLPOOL is recalling a line of KitchenAid kettles after it was found that the handle could fall off and potentially cause you to burn yourself.
The kettles affected were made during a four year period - from January 2013 to June 2017.
Whirlpool, the manufacturers behind the posh brand of kitchenware, issued the recall notice on the Trading Standards website.
It follows 79 complaints to Whirlpool in the US, three of which claimed that the faulty kettles cause minor burns.
The notice read: "It is possible that the handle could become loose and separated from the body of the kettle, presenting a risk of burns."
The recall affects certain serial numbers of the model 5KEK1722 manufactured during a five year period. It's not yet clear how many of the kettles have been sold during this time.
You can check to see if your kettle is one of the affected ones by looking for the model number on the label on the bottom of the kettle.
If you do have one of the affected kettles, Whirpool is advising customers to stop using it immediately and contact the manufacturers via contact page on their website.
Once you've entered in the details including the serial number, it will then let you know if your product is a faulty one.
Whirlpool will provide a free replacement if your kettle is affected.
Alex Neill, from consumer group Which?, said: "Consumers in the UK will be asking why it took Whirlpool so long to inform them about these dangerous kettles, when a formal recall was announced in North America almost a week earlier.
"We'd advise anyone that has one of these kettles to contact Whirlpool to get a replacement."
The kettles are sold in more than 50 countries, where the recall notice has also been issued.
KitchenAid has become popular in recent years after it was the chosen brand of kitchenware on the Great British Bake Off.
The Sun Online has contacted Whirlpool for comment.
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Whirlpool issued a recall notice last year for a Hotpoint fridge freezer after a faulty one was believed to have been the cause of the Grenfell Tower block fire, which resulted in the death of at least 79 people.
They have also been slammed by MPs for its "woeful" response to potentially dangerous tumble dryers after it emerged that there are still one million in homes across the UK.
The company is in the process of replacing and repairing 3.8million faulty machines - under the brand names of Hotpoint, Creda and Proline brand names - after a safety defect was found in October 2015.
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