Shop recalls hair straighteners

Fake ghd straighteners were also seized at a boot sale in Essex

Superdrug has recalled a batch of counterfeit hair styling irons following fears they may not meet minimum electrical safety standards.

Customers who bought pink "ghd" irons with barcode 5060034524236 between 3 August and 17 September should return them to their nearest store.

Using the irons risked serious injury and damage to property, the retailer's spokeswoman said.

Superdrug has apologised to customers and ghd for any inconvenience caused.

The hair straighteners had been supplied by a company with no direct relationship to ghd, a Superdrug spokesman said.

The retailer had been alerted to the counterfeit batch through a call to customer services, he added.

The health and safety of our customers is paramount ghd spokeswoman

"A customer called in to register her ghds, and the computer wouldn't recognise her code," he said.

Superdrug has been selling ghd hair straighteners from the "grey market" for some time and they had no customer complaints, he added.

A spokeswoman for ghd said it did not supply the products in question and did not supply unapproved high street retailers.

"The health and safety of our customers is paramount and as such we actively encourage purchase from approved stockists only," she said.

Superdrug have asked customers who bought the irons between 3 August and 17 September to return them to their nearest store with proof of purchase for a full refund.