![]() ![]() If you have bought an egg incubator recently which you are concerned about please contact your local Trading Standards office – and the supplier you purchased the incubator from, informing them of Trading Standards’ on-going investigation.Hatching poultry such as chickens, quail, and emus requires maintaining a consistent temperature inside the incubator and the proper amount of humidity, lighting, and ventilation. Is the distributor/seller contactable by phone and do they give a full trading address? What is their returns policy? Reputable distributors will have this information readily available, if not, be suspicious.Product instructions should include warning of electrical safety hazards and recycling symbols – if these are absent, the language is imprecise and badly translated then the product doesn’t comply with EU regulations and may be dangerous.If there is no English language website for the manufacturer with full contact information be suspicious. If the product is unbranded or is a brand that you don’t recognise then do an internet search for the manufacturer. Alarm bells ring for Trading Standards when a manufacturer or importer can’t be traced from its product. Look for a manufacturer’s address on the product or instructions. ![]() A CE mark can be applied to an unsafe product by a manufacturer as it is the importer into the EU that is responsible for electrical safety – although some may not be aware of this. ![]()
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