Myth 234 - Grill pan handle health and safety ban

The issue brought to the Myth Busters Challenge panel in case 234 concerned an enquirer who had bought a new gas cooker that had no grill pan handle. He was told it’s a health and safety problem and they are no longer supplied.

The panel was clear that health and safety at work legislation does not apply to equipment sold for domestic use and certainly does not prevent the sale of a grill pan with a handle. If the supplier has taken a decision to stop supplying handles they should explain the true reasons for their decision, and not simply give "health and safety" as a catch-all excuse.