Proactive market surveillance of pressure cookers completed

During the period from November 2021 to February 2022, Market Surveillance Agency of BiH and market inspections of the BiH entities and Brčko District of BiH completed joint market surveillance of pressure cookers. The main objective of the surveillance was to determine whether the pressure cookers on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina are safe to use. In order to place pressure cookers on the market of Bosnia and Herzegovina, they shall be safe in accordance with the Order on pressure equipment (“Official Gazette of BiH” No. 52/11) and the safety requirements specified by the standard BAS EN 12778:2007.     

During the implementation of proactive surveillance, 8 inspection controls of pressure cookers were conducted. Inspectors performed administrative control of instructions for use and product markings, as well as visual inspection. 7 models of pressure cookers were controlled and non-compliances regarding the instructions for use and product markings were found in 3 models. By order of the inspection bodies, economic operators withdrew 1 model of non-compliant pressure cookers (total of 4 products) from the market and destroyed them. Either voluntarily or by order of the inspection bodies, economic operators removed the non-compliances in 2 models of pressure cookers (total of 4 products).

Based on the results of surveillance, it can be concluded that compliance of the pressure cookers on the market of BiH with the requirements of the Order on pressure equipment is satisfactory. Nevertheless, we remind importers and distributors that they are obliged to provide all the necessary consumer information and, above all, complete instructions for use written in one of the official languages in Bosnia and Herzegovina.