§ Mr. TredinnickTo ask the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry whether he has any plans to adopt international standards for fridge doors.
§ Mr. Forth[holding answer 16 March 1990]: I take the reference to international standards for fridge doors to mean those which define suitable door locking mechanisms to prevent the entrapment of people. I understand that these features have been included in British standards since the 1970s for this type of electrical and gas equipment and will shortly be incorporated in a new European harmonised standard. All United Kingdom manufactured goods are now fitted with the appropriate safeguards. I would encourage all other manufacturers to adopt these standards, in so far as they reflect these safety features, so as to reduce the likelihood of another tragic accident.