Sadly, it has been discovered that 18 people have been killed as a result of safety defects in gas cookers linked to the Beko and Glen Dimplex brands.
The link was only uncovered after 6 people died in a little over 2 months, 5 years after the cookers went on sale.
The cookers had all apparently passed rigorous testing and had met the relevant safety standards.
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Once the risk became clear, the company sought to find as many of the cookers as possible and carry out safety modifications.
While the average product recall is only 10-20% successful, Beko said it reached 58% of customers in this instance.
However, it is believed up to 1,000 of the cookers could still be in people’s homes.
We, along with a growing number of voices, are urging people to check their cookers are not on the affected model list.
Installers should make any customers with a Beko appliance aware of the issue and support them in checking the model list and advising that they contact Beko for product recall.
Link to BBC article here.
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