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05th Oct 2018

Supervalu and Centra Are Recalling These Electrical Items Due To Risk They Could “Go On Fire”

Kiara Keane

You might want to check this out if you’ve bought any electrical products from Supervalu or Centra recently.

The supermarkets both released a product safety warning after it emerged some of the electric blankets they were selling had a defect which caused it ‘to spark or go on fire’.

A statement from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (CPCC) said, “SuperValu and Centra is conducting a further voluntary recall of ‘Daewoo’ branded single bed and double bed sized electric blankets.

“SuperValu and Centra have become aware that some of the above products may have a manufacturing defect.

“This defect may cause the blankets to spark or go on fire. The products and Date Code affected were sold in SuperValu and Centra between January and March 2018.”

Electric Blanket Slot2 V2

Image via Supervalu

They’re asking customers to return any of the affected electric blankets for a full refund.

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