{"id":87703,"date":"2018-05-10T23:50:29","date_gmt":"2018-05-10T16:50:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-should-be-made-to-recall-tumble-dryers-say-mps\/"},"modified":"2018-05-11T01:04:46","modified_gmt":"2018-05-10T18:04:46","slug":"whirlpool-should-be-made-to-recall-tumble-dryers-say-mps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whirlpool-should-be-made-to-recall-tumble-dryers-say-mps\/","title":{"rendered":"Whirlpool should be made to recall tumble dryers, say MPs"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nCommittee accuses firm of not taking responsibility for defects that have caused household firesWhirlpool should be ordered to recall millions of tumble dryers as they pose a serious risk of bursting into flames, a group of MPs has told the government. Rachel Reeves, the Labour MP who chairs the business, energy and industrial strategy select committee, has written to ministers calling for them to take action over Whirlpool\u2019s refusal to \u201ctake proper responsibility\u201d for the defects. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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