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April 2018

A burning issue: Which? calls for plastic-backed fridges to be removed from sale

5 April 2018

Hundreds of fridges, freezers and fridge-freezers currently on sale in shops across the UK are potentially unsafe, Which? is warning today as it calls for all plastic-backed refrigeration products to be urgently removed from sale. An industry-wide investigation of more than 500 of the most popular refrigeration appliances on the market shows that the backing material on close to half (45%) of […]

Press Release: backing, don't buys, Fire, flame-retardant, flammable, freezer, fridge, fridge-freezers, metal backing, office for product and safety standards, plastic backing, Safety, standards, testing

December 2016

Which? launches judicial review of Peterborough Trading Standards’ handling of Whirlpool fiasco

23 December 2016

Today, Which? announces that it has commenced the formal process to judicially review Peterborough Trading Standards’ handling of the Whirlpool tumble dryer safety issue. Almost one year after the fire safety issue affecting millions of consumers was announced in November 2015, an investigation by the London Fire Brigade recently concluded that a Whirlpool tumble dryer […]

Press Release: Alex Neill, consumer safety, judicial review, London Fire Brigade, Peterborough Trading Standards, Product safety, Safety, Which?, Whirlpool

One year on, Whirlpool still failing customers

5 December 2016

A new investigation from Which? shows that, one year on from announcing the tumble dryer fire issue affecting millions across the UK, Whirlpool is still failing its affected customers. Which? first investigated the Whirlpool tumble dryer safety issue in April this year and launched a second investigation in November. Which? found that one in five (22%) of the affected customers surveyed in April are still […]

Press Release: Alex Neill, Product safety, Safety, safety issue, tumble dryer, tumble dryer fire, Whirlpool

February 2016

“The system for protecting people remains hopelessly out of date” – Which? comments on government response to Lynn Faulds Wood’s review of product recalls.

18 February 2016

Which? executive director, Richard Lloyd, said: “Recent events have once again shown how everyday household appliances can pose a real danger, yet the system for protecting people remains hopelessly out of date. Much more than a steering group is needed to protect consumers from faulty products. We urge the Government to put more pressure on […]

Statement: appliances, faults, product recall, Safety

December 2015

Grandparents admit to not using child car seats for grandchildren

10 December 2015

In a new Which? snapshot survey, we found a worrying number of grandparents could be breaking the law by not using a child car seat. Our survey of over 300 grandparents has revealed one in five (22%) admit to not using a child car seat when driving their grandchildren aged 10 and under and could, […]

Press Release: Car, childcare, Grandparents, Guide, Health, Online Advice, Safety, UK Law, Which?

June 2015

Revealed: the home appliances more prone to catching fire

14 June 2015

Which? reveals that thousands of fires have been caused by faulty household appliances. Washing machines, tumble dryers and dishwashers pose the biggest risk of fire in our homes. Having obtained the latest government figures for domestic fire incidents in Great Britain through a Freedom of Information (FOI) request, we found that nearly 12,000 fires were […]

Press Release: Fire, Richard Lloyd, Safety, Which?

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