Appliance manufacturers hit back after a US government official suggested
the feds are considering a ban on gas stoves over alleged safety hazards.

The Association for Home Appliance Manufacturers said there are �simple
steps� consumers can take while they are cooking, such as opening a
window, turning on a ceiling fan or using a range hood to mitigate any
harmful emissions.

The trade group, whose members include big US manufacturers like Whirlpool
and General Electric as well as overseas companies like Samsung and LG,
also notes that gas stoves are more budget-friendly.

�For people who prefer gas, which is more affordable, the association
wants to preserve consumer choice,� AHAM spokesperson Jill Notini told The
Post.

Gas stoves are �a hidden hazard,� the commissioner of the Consumer Product
Safety Commission, Richard Trumka Jr., told Bloomberg on Monday. �Any
option is on the table. Products that can�t be made safe can be banned.�

Trumka dialed back his comments on Tuesday, suggesting that any new
regulation would apply only to new appliances.

Studies have shown that gas stoves, which are used in 40% of US homes,
emit pollutants including nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and particles
at levels that are deemed unsafe by the Environmental Protection Agency
and World Health Organization.

The issue has been studied for more than a decade and last year the CPSC
formed a task force to make recommendations. The trade group, which is
participating in the task force, said it�s too early in the process to
talk about bans.

�It�s concerning that [the commissioner] made a statement that an entire
category of products could be banned when they haven�t begun the formal
process of data collection,� Notini said, calling the commissioner�s
remark �presumptuous� and �off the cuff.�

AHAM expects any recommendations that will result from the task force to
take at least a year. The first step in the process before making
recommendations is to issue so-called �Request for Information� proposals,
Notini said.

�That hasn�t happened yet,� she said.

At the same time, the appliance industry makes alternatives to gas stoves,
including induction appliances, which rely on magnetic forces to heat pots
and pans.

Comments:

Cynthia A
1 day ago

Once again, an attack on small businesses, not just consumers. How many
delis and small restaurants rely on gas to prepare that food you eat. Most
of them. The larger chains will be able to make the change. Small
businesses will go out of business.

Chuck Long
17 hours ago

This numbskull idea would cause much more chaos than small businesses to
go out of business. Prices would skyrocket in both large and small causing
a ripple effect. This is just more of sleepy Joe pandering to the idiot
progressives! Vote Republican folks, and send these people back to mommy
and daddy's basement!

IC
1 day ago

So it took over a hundred years to figure out that gas stoves cause 12% of
asthma cases? And everyone is supposed to get onto a failing electrical
grid of which 61% of the electricity is generated from fossil fuels�coal,
natural gas, petroleum, and other gases.
What is happening?!

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of-a-ban/>

In article <XnsAF9620DD3A31FA5@0.0.0.2>, Oscar <eli@usa.ve>
wrote:

> Appliance manufacturers hit back after a US government official suggested
> the feds are considering a ban on gas stoves over alleged safety hazards.

It's castrating your kitchen!

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On Tue, 24 Jan 2023 12:34:42 -0800, Siri Cruise <chine.bleu@yahoo.com>
wrote:

>In article <XnsAF9620DD3A31FA5@0.0.0.2>, Oscar <eli@usa.ve>
>wrote:
>
>> Appliance manufacturers hit back after a US government official suggested
>> the feds are considering a ban on gas stoves over alleged safety hazards.
>
>It's castrating your kitchen!

If we can save just one trans-child! [sniff]