OWNERS of an MSpa inflatable bubble spa in Hampshire are being warned not to use the products after a series of electrocutions in parts of Europe.

Authorities in the Netherlands contacted Hampshire Trading Standards after reports of two serious accidents where users of inflatable Bubble Spa said they received electric shocks on contact with the water.

An investigation has identified that the probable cause of these incidents has been a defect in the heating element, which creates a risk of electric shock when it comes into contact with a person or object getting in or out of the spa.

The warning currently covers all MSpa products as the manufacturers have been unable to find evidence linking the problem to a specific model or heater.

The advice from Hampshire Trading Standards to anyone who owns a spa of this brand and model is to immediately turn the power off, to remove the plug from the socket and to take appropriate steps to ensure that it cannot be plugged in by anyone else.

Trading Standards team manager Graham Belton said: “The scale of the supply in the county and across the country is not yet clear. Part of our commitment to keeping residents safe from harm is to alert them to serious safety issues such as this.

“We would also ask any businesses in the area who have supplied this product to get in touch with us as soon as possible.”

People who have purchased any MSpa inflatable Bubble Spas should contact their retailer.

If anyone has bought one of these products and experienced any problems such as an electric shock, the advice is to contact their retailer and report it to Hampshire County Council Trading Standards via the Consumer Advise helpline provided by the Citizens Advice Consumer Service.

The number is 03454 04 05 06.