Woolworths Ltd and BIG W Essentials, Adesso and Contempo Portable Room Heaters

Official notice

19 Jun 2015

Last checked

19 Jun 2015

High riskACCC

An official ACCC notice concerns Woolworths Ltd and BIG W Essentials, Adesso and Contempo Portable Room Heaters. There is a potential risk of electric shock or fire. Published 2015-06-19.

What to do now

Consumers should stop using the Heaters and return them to their nearest BIG W Store or Woolworths Supermarket store to receive a full refund

Recall number

d886427f-dd14-43e2-9104-0dddd5b30ed2

Official notice

2015-06-19

The hazard

There is a potential risk of electric shock or fire.

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Affected products

Product 1

1. Essentials Upright Fan Heater 2. Essentials Oscillating Fan Heater 3. Adesso Oscillating Ceramic Fan Heater 4. Contempo Oscillating Ceramic Fan Heater

Risk / hazard

There is a potential risk of electric shock or fire.

Where it was sold

The source does not list specific retailers. See the official notice for where affected products were sold.

Location 1

AU · Australia

Affected area 1

AU · Australia

Source & status

Source

Tier

beta

Category

HOME

Classification

Heating and cooling products, Home electrical appliances

App estimate

high

Recall details

Recall number

d886427f-dd14-43e2-9104-0dddd5b30ed2

Classification

Heating and cooling products, Home electrical appliances

Source tier

beta

Documents, notices & source

See the official notice and source documents for full details.

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