The prosecutor’s office in the eastern city of Mulhouse said that an investigation is in progress, the incident occured on Saturday. The death of Rebecca Burger is said to be from a faulty siphon on a high-pressure canister used to make and dispense whipped cream was at fault. The prosecutor would not comment pending further investigation.
Consumer magazine 60 Million Consumers reported that the victim was hit violently in the chest by the exploding canister, and said that it led to a heart attack.
The magazine said it had been warning for years of such risks after dozens of incidents, but this was apparently the first death that was reported.
The manufacturer of the kitchen product, said the product has not been on the market since a "first incident implicating a siphon" in February 2013.
Products were withdrawn from the market and destroyed, a company statement said, and other efforts made to alert consumers.
"Unfortunately, there are still lots of siphons of all brands that remain potentially dangerous as time passes," the company said.
The consumer magazine said that incidents have been occurring since at least 2010. "We are up to 60 accidents" that have been reported, said the deputy editor of 60 Million Consumers.
“It is, to our knowledge, the first time there has been a death from such an explosion. … We knew it would happen one day,” Benjamin Douriez said by telephone.
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