Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen
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Article Date: 6/16/2009 | Resource: MLG
Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen
“U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission”
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattles Best Coffee® Blade Grinders
Units: About 530,000
Importer: Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufacturer: Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. (“TKL”), of China
Hazard: The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 176 reports of grinders that failed to turn off or that turned on unexpectedly, including three reports of hand lacerations that occurred when the grinders turned on unexpectedly during cleaning.
Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattles Best Coffee® Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers:
For more information regarding this article please contact:
Jeffrey Marquart
(949)589-0150
jmarquart@marquartlawgroup.com