Best Buy Recalls Insignia Air Fryers Due to Fire, Burn Hazards
Best Buy recalled 772,000 Insignia-brand air fryers and air fryer ovens sold in-store and online in the U.S. and Canada between November 2018 and February this year due to fire and burn hazards, said the Consumer Product Safety Commission Thursday.…
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Best Buy received 68 reports from U.S. consumers and 36 from Canada of the products overheating, catching fire or melting, it said. CPSC cited seven reports of minor property damage and two reports of injuries, including one injury to a child’s leg. Consumers should immediately stop using the air fryers and return them to Best Buy for refunds, it said. The air fryers, manufactured in China, sold for $30-$150 each at Best Buy stores and online at bestbuy.com, eBay and Google, said CPSC.