Ikea hob recalled after carbon monoxide error

Ikea, the Swedish furniture retailer, has admitted that one of its gas hobs sold in the UK must be repaired because its carbon monoxide emissions are above Eu-allowed limits.

It urged customers to stop using the rapid burner in the upper right corner of any version of the Eldslaga hob bought before Jan 1 this year.

Ikea added that the recall for repair was “precautionary” and said there was no elevated fire or explosion risk and there had been no reported incidents. It urged customers to book a home visit with its customer service team, blaming the fault on human error which resulted in the wrong gas injector being installed, leading to CO emissions above EU limits.