Shoppers at Tesco, Argos, Poundland, B&M and other popular UK stores have been issued a warning after a range of Tower Air Fryers were recalled.
The Air Fryers are at risk of overheating, which can cause fires and result in them igniting during use.
Six models of Tower air fryers are affected by the recall, all in black.
They have been sold at a number of retailers including Tesco, Lidl, Argos, B&M, DID, Poundland, Robert Dyas and the Tower Housewares website.
These are the models impacted by the recall:
- T17023 Tower 2.2Ltr Manual Air Fryer
- T17061BLK Tower 4Ltr Manual Air Fryer
- T17067 Tower 4Ltr Digital Air Fryer
- T17087 Tower 2Ltr Compact Manual Air Fryer
- T17129L Tower Vortx 8L Air Fryer (Lidl)
- T17129 Tower Vortx 8L Air Fryer (Argos)
A spokesman for the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) warned that the air fryers did not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016.
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They explained: “The product presents a risk of fire as it can overheat and ignite during use.
“The product has been recalled from end users. Owners of affected products should stop using the product immediately and unplug it.
“For further information, including checking if your product is affected and registering your product for a refund or replacement, please access the Tower Housewares webpage.”
Some Tower Air Fryers sold at Sainsbury’s stores across the UK were also recently recalled.
The Air Fryers affected by the Tower recall have SKUs of 141407023 and 139987372, and both the 2.2 litre and 4 litre Tower Air Fryer are included in the recall.
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A Sainsbury’s spokesman said: “We have been requested by Tower to alert you to a product recall impacting three Tower branded air fryers produced between January 2022 to April 2023.
“A small number of units have been identified as having a potential manufacturing default that could cause the air fryer to overheat and pose a fire risk.
“Please stop using the item immediately, and check if you have an affected product by locating the product number on the base of the air fryer.
“Once you have identified that your product is impacted. Please visit www.tower-safety.co.uk to see if the batch number means it is included in the recall.
“If it is, follow the instruction on how to return your affected product. We take the quality and safety of our products extremely seriously and would like to apologise to customers affected for any inconvenience this may cause.
“No other batches are affected by this recall.”
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