Urgent recall of household appliance after injury risk
<p>An urgent national recall has been announced for a popular home product that could pose a serious injury risk. </p>
<p>Earlier this week, Product Safety Australia recalled the Westinghouse black tempered glass gas cooktop after parts of the item have been found to shatter. </p>
<p>The product, which does not comply with the Domestic Gas Cooking Appliances Standard, comes in a 60cm three-burner cooktop and a 90cm five-burner cooktop.</p>
<p>The cooktop has been sold both nationally and internationally in stores such as Harvey Norman, JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Reece Plumbing and Winning Appliances, and has been on sale since February 2020.</p>
<p>Customers are being urged to check the model number of their cooktop to see if it is affected, with the faulty model numbers being WG638BC and WHG958BC or serial digits 5301134 – 22503805.</p>
<p>Authorities said other identifying numbers on the device include AGA 8145G. </p>
<p>Customers with an affected system are being urged to contact Electrolux to arrange a refund ,or for a service technician to attend free of charge to replace the product.</p>
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