prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026
(Amendment)Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-37: Particular requirements for commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers
- Abstract
This standard deals with the safety of electrically operated commercial deep fat fryers and doughnut fryers including pressurized types with a pressure not exceeding 50 kPa and a pressure volume litres product not exceeding 200, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances
- Status
- Not Published
- Publication Date
- 07-Nov-2027
- Technical Committee
- CLC/TC 61 - Safety of household and similar electrical appliances
- Drafting Committee
- CLC/TC 61/WG 06 - Activities related to the new MD
- Current Stage
- 4060 - Enquiry results established and sent to TC, SR, BTTF - Enquiry
- Start Date
- 14-Aug-2026
- Due Date
- 06-Aug-2026
- Completion Date
- 14-Aug-2026
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 is a CENELEC draft amendment for the safety of commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers. It modifies the European draft for electrically operated appliances in this product group, including pressurized types within the stated limits and appliances supplied by direct current (DC). Manufacturers, test laboratories, quality managers and conformity assessors use it to check whether a fryer design matches the safety requirements in the IEC 60335 series.
What does prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 specify?
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 specifies the safety-related changes for the Part 2-37 standard covering commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers. The amendment updates the scope, some definitions and several safety clauses, and it deletes Annex B so that the general Part 1 treatment applies there without the former battery-specific modification.
| Clause / annex | What it covers |
|---|---|
| Clause 1 | Scope update, including DC supplied appliances and the removal of one battery-operated-appliance item |
| Clause 3 | Replacement text for a term in the definitions section |
| Clause 11 | Replaced heating requirement in 11.7 |
| Clause 12 | Charging of metal-ion batteries - Part 1 applies |
| Clause 20 | Stability and mechanical hazard, including new subclauses |
| Annex B | Battery-operated appliances, separable batteries and detachable batteries - deleted |
What are the key requirements of prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026?
The amendment focuses on the safety of heating, moving parts and battery-related features in commercial fryers. In practice, it tells you what has to be reviewed in the design, what has to be checked during testing, and where the underlying Part 1 provisions are used directly.
Scope and application
The amended scope extends to appliances supplied by DC and keeps the existing focus on commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers. For a buyer or manufacturer, that means the same safety part is intended to cover more supply arrangements, so the power-source configuration must be considered early in design and approval work.
Heating and battery charging
Clause 11.7 is replaced, so the heating-related wording in the base standard must be read in its amended form. Clause 12 states that the Part 1 clause for charging of metal-ion batteries applies. In practice, that means battery-charging safety is handled through the general Part 1 rules rather than special text in this part.
Guards, enclosures and mechanical safety
Clause 20.2 tightens the treatment of protective enclosures, guards and similar parts. They must either be non-detachable or interlocked, and they must have adequate mechanical strength. For the reader, this means that access panels and guards around hazardous parts need to stay secure or be linked to a safe stop function.
Automated basket movement
New subclause 20.101 covers appliances with automated raising and lowering of the basket. The moving parts must not trap fingers or hands during operation or cleaning, and compliance is checked by inspection. The force on fingers and hands is limited by reference to the basket and its maximum food load, so the mechanism has to be designed around realistic user contact during use and cleaning.
Automatic lid movement
New subclause 20.102 addresses automatic opening and closing of the lid. The lid movement must not create a hazard, and motorized tilting movement is checked against defined surface-pressure, force and kinetic-energy thresholds during closure. The note also clarifies that hold-to-run control is not treated as automatic operation, which matters when choosing the control method for the lid drive.
Battery-operated appliances
Annex B is deleted. For users of the standard, that means the former special annex treatment for battery-operated appliances, separable batteries and detachable batteries is removed from this part and the Part 1 text applies without that modification.
What terms does prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 define?
- Direct current (DC) - A DC supply is brought into the scope of the amended document for the covered fryers.
- Hold-to-run device - A control arrangement that operates only while held, and the amendment notes that it is not considered automatic operation.
- Battery-operated appliances - Appliances designed to run from batteries, which were treated in the deleted Annex B.
- Separable batteries - Batteries that can be separated from the appliance.
- Detachable batteries - Batteries intended to be removed from the appliance.
- Protective enclosures - Covers or housings around hazardous or moving parts that must now meet the strengthened mechanical provisions in Clause 20.2.
Who uses prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026?
This amendment is used by manufacturers of commercial fryers, safety engineers, test laboratories and conformity assessment bodies. Quality managers use it when checking product design changes, while buyers and specifiers in food-service equipment use it to compare safety requirements across fryer models. It is also relevant to suppliers of baskets, lids, guards, controls and battery-related components used in these appliances.
What changed in prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 from the previous edition?
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 is an amendment to IEC 60335-2-37:2021. The changes stated in the document are:
- the scope is extended to include DC supplied appliances
- the last dashed item for battery-operated appliances is deleted
- clause 3.1.9 is replaced
- clause 11.7 is replaced
- clause 12 now says that the Part 1 clause applies
- clause 20.2 is revised
- new subclauses 20.101 and 20.102 are added
- Annex B is deleted
Which standards are used with prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026?
- prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026 - the European draft part that this amendment modifies.
- prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prAA:2026 - named in the foreword as a document to be read together with this amendment.
- IEC 60335-2-37:2021/AMD1:2025 - the IEC amendment text on which this draft is based.
What does the prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 document contain?
The document contains amendment text rather than a full standalone product standard. It updates the scope, one definition, one heating requirement, the battery-charging clause, and the stability and mechanical-hazard clause, then deletes Annex B. The detailed safety content centers on inspection-based and measurement-based checks for moving baskets and lids, which are used in design verification and type testing. It also preserves the link to the broader IEC 60335 safety framework through the referenced Part 1 treatment in clause 12.
Relations
- Effective Date
- 14-Apr-2025
Frequently Asked Questions
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 is a draft published by CLC. Its full title is "Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-37: Particular requirements for commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers". This standard covers: This standard deals with the safety of electrically operated commercial deep fat fryers and doughnut fryers including pressurized types with a pressure not exceeding 50 kPa and a pressure volume litres product not exceeding 200, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances
This standard deals with the safety of electrically operated commercial deep fat fryers and doughnut fryers including pressurized types with a pressure not exceeding 50 kPa and a pressure volume litres product not exceeding 200, their rated voltage being not more than 250 V for single-phase appliances connected between one phase and neutral and 480 V for other appliances
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 97.040.50 - Small kitchen appliances. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 has the following relationships with other standards: It is inter standard links to prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026. Understanding these relationships helps ensure you are using the most current and applicable version of the standard.
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2023/1230; Standardization Mandates: M/511, M/536, M/605. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-julij-2026
Gospodinjski in podobni električni aparati - Varnost - 2-37. del: Posebne zahteve
za komercialne električne cvrtnike - Dopolnilo A1
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-37: Particular requirements
for commercial electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers
Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-37:
Besondere Anforderungen für elektrische Fettbackgeräte und Fritteusen für den
gewerblichen Gebrauch
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Partie 2-37: Exigences
particulières pour les friteuses et les friteuses à beignets électriques à usage commercial
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026
ICS:
97.040.50 Majhni gospodinjski aparati Small kitchen appliances
oSIST prEN IEC 60335-2- en
37:2026/oprA1:2026
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
EUROPEAN STANDARD DRAFT
prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026
NORME EUROPÉENNE
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
prA1
May 2026
ICS 97.040.50 -
English Version
Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-37:
Particular requirements for commercial electric doughnut fryers
and deep fat fryers
(IEC 60335-2-37:2021/AMD1:2025)
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues - Sécurité - Sicherheit elektrischer Geräte für den Hausgebrauch und
Partie 2-37: Exigences particulières pour les friteuses et les ähnliche Zwecke - Teil 2-37: Besondere Anforderungen für
friteuses à beignets électriques à usage commercial elektrische Fettbackgeräte und Fritteusen für den
(IEC 60335-2-37:2021/AMD1:2025) gewerblichen Gebrauch
(IEC 60335-2-37:2021/AMD1:2025)
This draft amendment prA1, if approved, will modify the European Standard prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026; it is submitted to CENELEC
members for enquiry.
Deadline for CENELEC: 2026-08-14.
The text of this draft consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-37:2021/AMD1:2025.
If this draft becomes an amendment, CENELEC members are bound to comply with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which
stipulate the conditions for giving this amendment the status of a national standard without any alteration.
This draft amendment was established by CENELEC in three official versions (English, French, German).
A version in any other language made by translation under the responsibility of a CENELEC member into its own language and notified to
the CEN-CENELEC Management Centre has the same status as the official versions.
CENELEC members are the national electrotechnical committees of Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic,
Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of North Macedonia, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland,
Türkiye and the United Kingdom.
Recipients of this draft are invited to submit, with their comments, notification of any relevant patent rights of which they are aware and to
provide supporting documentation.
Warning : This document is not a European Standard. It is distributed for review and comments. It is subject to change without notice and
shall not be referred to as a European Standard.
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Project: 81765 Ref. No. prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026 E
prEN IEC 60335-2-37/prA1:2026 (E)
1 European foreword
2 This document (prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prA1:2026) consists of the text of IEC 60335-2-37/A1:2025
3 prepared by IEC/TC 61 "Safety of household and similar electrical appliances".
4 This document is currently submitted to the Enquiry.
5 The following dates are proposed:
• latest date by which the existence of this (doa) dav + 6 months
document has to be announced at national
level
• latest date by which this document has to be (dop) dav + 12 months
implemented at national level by publication of
an identical national standard or by
endorsement
• latest date by which the national standards (dow) dav + 36 months
conflicting with this document have to be (to be confirmed or
withdrawn modified when voting)
6 This document is read in conjunction with prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026 and prEN IEC 60335-2-
7 37:2026/prAA:2026.
8 This document has been prepared under a standardization request addressed to CENELEC by the European
9 Commission. The Standing Committee of the EFTA State subsequently approves these requests for its
10 Member States.
11 For relationship with EU legislation, see informative Annexes ZZA, ZZB and ZZC, which are an integral part of
12 prEN IEC 60335-2-37:2026/prAA:2026.
IEC 60335-2-37 ®
Edition 7.0 2025-02
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
AMENDMENT 1
AMENDEMENT 1
Household and similar electrical appliances – Safety –
Part 2-37: Particular requirements for commercial electric doughnut fryers and
deep fat fryers
Appareils électrodomestiques et analogues – Sécurité –
Partie 2-37: Exigences particulières pour les friteuses et les friteuses à beignets
électriques à usage commercial
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ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
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ELECTROTECHNIQUE
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ICS 97.040.50 ISBN 978-2-8327-0171-3
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INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES –
SAFETY –
Part 2-37: Particular requirements for commercial
electric doughnut fryers and deep fat fryers
AMENDMENT 1
FOREWORD
1) The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) is a worldwide organization for standardization comprising
all national electrotechnical committees (IEC National Committees). The object of IEC is to promot
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