Sweden's Consumer Agency is investigating major sellers of grill brushes following incidents where people were injured by loose metal wires. Henrik Kugelberg, 57, required surgery after an accident with a brush. Agency lawyer Catrine Tengqvist urges checking brushes before every use.
Sweden's Consumer Agency has launched a major probe into grill brushes due to risks from loose metal wires. Henrik Kugelberg, 57, ended up on the operating table after using one, according to reports. The agency warns that wires can damage respiratory organs and cites many cases in the USA.
Catrine Tengqvist, a lawyer at the agency, says: "Check before every grilling." She stresses the need to inspect the brush carefully each time to avoid accidents.
Another case involves Mattias, 50, from Täby. A few years ago in a Finnish summer house, he ate the last bite of his three-year-old son's pork chop after cleaning the grill with a brush. A metal wire lodged in his tonsil, protruding two millimeters, and was removed at the emergency room in Åbo with tongs.
Mattias says: "If he had eaten it, it would have traveled through his small intestines and made countless holes." He notes the brush's wires could be pulled out easily with fingers and has heard of similar incidents, like a wire in the gum. He welcomes the investigation.
