Some older models of the Thermomix from 2014 caused serious burns to ten customers TOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/GettyThe Australian distributer of the world’s most sophisticated food processor has been fined for failing to report serious injuries caused by faulty appliances. Thermomix Australia, which holds the rights to sell Thermomix products, was ordered to pay A$4.6 million (£2.5 million) after a court found that it had continued to sell the TM31 model despite some machines being faulty. Described as “more than just a gadget”, the Thermomix weighs, cooks and steams food. The defects led to some users being showered with scalding liquid but the distributors did not issue a recall until after nine adults and a child had been seriously burnt, a federal court in Melbourne was told yesterday. Justice Bernard Murphy said that senior management at Thermomix Australia, the Australian arm of…

Source: The Times April 11, 2018 15:56 UTC