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Over 300,000 air fryers sold at major retailers nationwide recalled for burn hazard

Headline from NBC Los Angeles, from the development of Dec 15, 2023

Newest development Dec 20, 2023 · 2 reportsPopular brand sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon recalls more than 300K air fryers over burn hazard

Air fryers sold at major retailers such as Target, Kohl’s and Walmart are being recalled due to potential burn risks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.

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  1. Names this update

    Over 300,000 air fryers sold at major retailers nationwide recalled for burn hazard

    Headline from NBC Los Angeles ·

  2. Newest

    Popular brand sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon recalls more than 300K air fryers over burn hazard

    Headline from FOX Business ·

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17 articles, oldest first.

  1. ABC 7 Chicago

    Over 300,000 Power XL air fryer units recalled for potential 'burn hazard' (opens ABC 7 Chicago)

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    ABC 7 Chicago's feed description

    Air fryer brand recalls over 300,000 units for potential 'burn hazard' after three reports of injuries.

  2. Newsweek

    Over 300,000 air fryers urgently recalled over burn hazard (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Consumers have been urged to stop using two models of the PowerXL appliance following 41 reports of breakages, three of which caused burns.

  3. Foxla

    300K air fryers recalled after burns reported (opens Foxla)

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    Foxla's feed description

    There are dozens of reports of the PowerXL air fryers breaking, including three that caused burns.

  4. NBC Los Angeles

    Over 300,000 air fryers sold at major retailers nationwide recalled for burn hazard (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    Air fryers sold at major retailers such as Target, Kohl’s and Walmart are being recalled due to potential burn risks, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced.

  5. FOX Business

    Popular brand sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon recalls more than 300K air fryers over burn hazard (opens FOX Business)

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    FOX Business's feed description

    Empower Brands has recalled more than 300,000 air fryers because of a problem with a U-Channel connector that combines the two fry baskets found in these dual-basket models.

  6. NBC News

    More than 300,000 air fryers sold at Walmart, Target and Kohl’s recalled for burn hazard (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Empower Brands recalled two models of the PowerXL dual-basket air fryer. The “egg-shaped air fryers” were sold from August 2021 through October 2023.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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