SINGAPORE – Electric fire stoves cannot be sold in Singapore, said the Consumer Product Safety Office (CPSO), which advised those who have already bought such cooking appliances to use them “at their own discretion”.
In a media reply on April 30, the Competition and Consumer Commission of Singapore (CCS) said that these products are also not allowed to be advertised for sale here. CCS oversees the CPSO.
This follows a circular on April 15, when the CPSO said that such stoves, also known as plasma stoves, are “not eligible for Safety Mark registration and cannot be supplied in Singapore”.
In the circular, CPSO said: “Electric fire stoves use very high electrical voltages to generate exposed plasma flame‑like effects that reach much higher temperatures than conventional gas or electric hobs.
“This introduces additional safety considerations, and the existing international standards for household cooking appliances are insufficient to adequately assess the associated risks.”
CPSO said that such appliances would fall under a category of controlled goods, and such products are required by law to be tested and certified by it. These products must then be registered and bear the Safety Mark before being sold in Singapore.
