Counterfeit Silver Crest air fryer: serious fire risk from faulty plug fuse
The counterfeit air fryer's plug fuse has no granular filler and the plug does not meet the size rules of BS 1363, which could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding and a serious risk of fire.
What to do
The notice says the import was rejected at the border and destroyed. The notice does not give other instructions for consumers.
Notice details
- Product
- Counterfeit Silver Crest Air Fryer
- Company
- Silver Crest
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire because the fuse link has no granular filler and the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363.
- Class or risk level
- Serious risk
- Identifiers
- PSD notification number: 2604-0081
- Brand: Silver Crest
- Model: JD989A
- Alert date
- April 15, 2026
- Published on GOV.UK
- April 16, 2026
- Listed on Recalled Today
- April 15, 2026
The headline, summary and steps above are written in plain English from the official notice below. Identifiers are copied exactly as the agency published them. Always check the official notice before you act.
Official notice
The notice's own wording from OPSS.
Product Safety Report: Counterfeit Silver Crest Air Fryer (2604-0081)
- Risk level
- Serious risk
- Measures taken
- Destruction of the product; Import rejected at the border
- Summary
- Product: Counterfeit Silver Crest Air Fryer Hazard: The product presents a serious risk of fire because the fuse link has no granular filler and the plug face does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363. Corrective action: The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed.
- Product information
- Type: Electrical appliances and equipment - Multi-cookers (Powered) Brand: Silver Crest Model: JD989A Product carton identifiers: RVG15096-251127-0001-309 Country of Origin: China Product Description: A counterfeit black electric air fryer with attached wall plug. Product Report and Image: Link to product image and PDF
- Hazard
- The product presents a serious risk of fire as the end caps on the plug’s fuse measured below the minimum permitted diameter and did not include any granular filler. The filler is required to ensure the safe operation of the fuse under fault conditions, and its absence could lead to the plug overheating and/or exploding. Additionally, the plug does not meet the dimensional requirements of BS 1363 as the live pin measured below the minimum permitted width. Improvements are required to product documentation and marking. The product does not meet the requirements of the Electrical Equipment (Safety) Regulations 2016 or the Plugs & Sockets etc (Safety) Regulations 1994.
- Corrective action
- The import has been rejected at the border and destroyed. Additional information PSD notification number: 2604-0081 Notified by: Local Authority Trading Standards
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