Chatgpt thinks this was threatened in 2010 then postponed in 2016 then cancelled, which vaguely aligns with my timeline of interest in tea.
In the early 2010s there were reports that the EU was set to ban 3kW kettles in the anti-EU tabloid press.
The ‘plans’ were discussions, were general (about ‘high energy appliances’, not specifically kettles), and never got beyond the initial discussion stage - according to the same press because of fears they would drive Britons to vote for Brexit, although I’m not sure I believe that. As other commenters say, unlike other appliances that could be made more efficient, kettles are almost 100% efficient already, so the power draw doesn’t really matter. I still have some faith the authorities looking into home appliance energy efficiency would know that.
https://hoaxes.org/weblog/comments/eu_not_banning_kettles
https://www.the-independent.com/news/uk/politics/eu-pauses-p...