President Joe Biden does not support the banning of gas stoves, the White House said Wednesday, after a federal consumer safety official called the household appliance a “hidden hazard” and suggested a ban might be coming.

“The President does not support banning gas stoves – and the Consumer Product Safety Commission, which is independent, is not banning gas stoves,” the White House said in a statement, reported CNN.

The White House’s response came after Bloomberg reported that CPSC Commissioner Richard Trumka Jr. said “any option is on the table” in regulating gas stoves.

“Products that can’t be made safe can be banned,” Trumka told Bloomberg, adding that other options could include “setting standards on emissions from the appliances.”

[If that’s the case, then Biden should fire Trumka. Right? I’d guess that the White House was on board and miscalculated the blowback. — Ed]