1,300 faulty cookers in use in spite of recall

Hundreds of households could still be using defective gas cookers which could lead to carbon monoxide poisoning, despite countrywide notifications by the National Consumer Agency.

The body’s annual report for 2011, published yesterday, expressed concern that 1,300 cookers were still unaccounted for, despite four safety alerts since 2009.

Certain models of Beko, Flavel, Leisure, and New World gas cookers were affected and consumers could avail of a free refit.