UPDATE: |Urgent recall for air fryers sold in Argos, B&M, and Tesco over fire risk News

Anyone who has the product in their home should stop using it immediately

An urgent product recall has been issued for air fryers sold in Argos, B&M, and Tesco over a potential fire risk.

The safety recall notice is for a specific model of Tower Air Fryers, which the manufacturer warns may pose an overheating risk.

A small number of the popular kitchen gadgets reportedly have a defect, which could run the risk of causing a fire.

A statement posted by Tower reads: “We have become aware that a small number of Tower Air Fryers have a manufacturing defect which may result in overheating that under certain circumstances could pose a risk of fire.

“The fault has been deemed low risk by Trading Standards, however the safety and well-being of our customers is our top priority, and we have made the decision to voluntarily recall these models as a precautionary measure.”

The issue has been identified within specific batches of the affected products manufactured between January 2022 – April 2023.

The Air Fryer models affected by the recall are;

• 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

Tower’s website also provides a guide to identifying the air fryer model number.

After unplugging the device, it can be placed on its side.

The product number should be on the appliance rating label which is on the bottom of the gadget.

Customers who own one of the affected devices should stop using it and submit their details here.