{"id":567889,"date":"2026-07-25T18:26:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:26:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567889\/"},"modified":"2026-07-25T18:26:21","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T18:26:21","slug":"urgent-recall-for-electric-blankets-sold-in-ireland-over-fire-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/567889\/","title":{"rendered":"Urgent recall for electric blankets sold in Ireland over fire fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The CCPC has issued an urgent recall over an electric blanket sold in Ireland due to fire fears.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain batches of the Dunelm Cosy and Warm electric blankets, which use copper wires to heat up, are being recalled, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/extra.ie\/tag\/ccpc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CCPC<\/a> urging people who may own them to stop use immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The copper wiring in the blankets may fray, which could cause overheating and, in turn, may lead to fire.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/electric-blanket-recall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1795800\"  \/>The CCPC has issued an urgent recall over an electric blanket that has been sold in Ireland, due to fire fears. Pic: Getty<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The affected batches are:<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket Single, Barcode 5057722358976, article number 30652063<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket Double, Barcode 5057722358983, article number 30652064<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket King, Barcode 5057722358990, article number 30652065<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket Single, Barcode 5063003294383, article number 30838451<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket Double, Barcode 5063003294390, article number 30838452<\/p>\n<p>Dunelm Cosy &amp; Warm Electric Blanket King, Barcode 5063003295007, article number 30838453<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Approximately 867 of the heated blankets were sold in Ireland, with the affected batches sold in 2022 and 2023.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/dunelm-heated-blanket-recall.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1795799\"  \/>Several batches of the Dunelm electric blanket have been recalled due to copper wire fraying, which may start a fire. Pic: CCPC<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Customers are urged to check the care label on their blanket, which is attached to the fabric, to check the barcode and article number.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If the barcode matches one of the affected batches, stop using the blanket immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Free upgraded cables are currently available; to claim the free upgraded cable, contact Dunelm\u2019s customer service team on (01) 645 8200. Alternatively, you can return the affected blanket and cable to your nearest Dunelm for a full refund.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/ccpc.jpg\" alt=\"CCPC, recall, toy\" class=\"wp-image-1584362\"  \/>The CCPC has urged people who may have the affected electric blankets to stop using them immediately. Pic: Leah Farrell\/RollingNews.ie<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The full recall notice can be found on Dunelm\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dunelm.com\/info\/help\/product-safety-recalls\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The CCPC has issued an urgent recall over an electric blanket sold in Ireland due to fire fears.&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":567890,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60],"class_list":["post-567889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=567889"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/567889\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/567890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=567889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=567889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=567889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}