IKEA recalls dangerous products / News / The Foreigner

IKEA recalls dangerous products. IKEA advises everyone to return its FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea makers immediately after discovering a serious fault that could cause injuries. The company says it has been informed one customer received cuts, with reports of 12 others being burnt after pressure from the metal holder caused the glass container to break without warning. 20 incidents have been reported around the world. FÖRSTÅ comes in 0.4l and 1l sizes, and the faulty products were sold between February and December last year.

frst, ikea, coffeeteamaker, productrecall



The Foreigner Logo

The Foreigner is an online publication for English speakers living or who have an interest in Norway. Whether it’s a glimpse of news or entertainment you’re after, there’s no need to leave your linguistic armchair. You don’t need to cry over the demise of the English pages of Aftenposten.no, The Foreigner is here!

Norske nyheter på engelsk fra Norge. The Foreigner er en engelskspråklig internett avis for de som bor eller som er interessert i Norge.

Google+ Twitter Facebook RSS RSS

07:19:24 — Monday, 20th May, 2013

News Article

LATEST:

IKEA recalls dangerous products

Published on Thursday, 3rd March, 2011 at 11:52 under the news category, by Michael Sandelson   .

IKEA advises everyone to return its FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea makers immediately after discovering a serious fault that could cause injuries.

FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea maker
FÖRSTÅ coffee/tea maker
Photo: IKEA


The company says it has been informed one customer received cuts, with reports of 12 others being burnt after pressure from the metal holder caused the glass container to break without warning. 20 incidents have been reported around the world.

FÖRSTÅ comes in 0.4l and 1l sizes, and the faulty products were sold between February and December last year.

IKEA apologises for any inconvenience caused, and customers will be given a full refund.



Like this article? Show your appreciation.

Support the ForeignerMoney

If you enjoyed this article, please consider supporting the Foreigner by donating using Pay Pal or credit/debit card.

Donate icon





Published on Thursday, 3rd March, 2011 at 11:52 under the news category, by Michael Sandelson   .

This post has the following tags: frst, ikea, coffeeteamaker, productrecall.

Using a mobile to view this page? Click here to view our mobile optimised version.

You might also be interested in...

 
Meanwhile…in Beijing

 
Norway, IKEA, and the impersonal


Leave a Comment

Please refrain from link dropping, keywords, offensive words or spamming. Comments are moderated, we reserve the right not to publish your comment.

blog comments powered by Disqus