Coffee Brewers Recalled
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall of more than 1 million Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers after more than 100 reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid and burning users.
ABC News has says, according to the CPSC, about 835,000 brewers in the U.S. and 900,000 in Canada are being recalled.
The Single-Cup Brewers use plastic T Discs that are filled with coffee or tea to brew hot drinks. The product has been recalled after “140 reports of incidents with the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, including 37 reports of second-degree burns.”
In one incident, a 10-year-old girl was hospitalized in Minnesota with second-degree burns on her face and neck.
Her name is Halee Miller. She was making a cup of coffee with her grandmother using a Tassimo Single-Cup Brewer her mother purchased for the family for Christmas. All of a sudden, there was a funny noise and then an explosion. Halee was burned by coffee grinds that exploded on her face and neck.
Halee was rushed to the hospital, stabilized and then moved to the burn unit, where she underwent surgery and received synthetic skin grafting.
“Millions of Americans enjoy starting their day by brewing a hot cup of coffee or tea,” CPSC Chairman Inez Tenenbaum said in a statement. “Being sprayed and burned by hot coffee grounds or tea leaves is something no one expects when standing near their brewer. I urge consumers to stop using these recalled T discs and respond to this important recall.”
According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission:
Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers are being recalled.
835,000 brewers in the United States and an additional 900,000 in Canada have been recalled.
The brewers were manufactured by BSH Home Appliances Corp., of Irvine, Calif.
The specific hazard is that the plastic disc, or T Disc, that holds the coffee or tea can burst and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers using the brewer and onto bystanders, posing a burn hazard.
IThere have been 140 reports of incidents with the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, including 37 reports of second-degree burn injuries. One incident involved a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota who received second-degree burns to her face and neck and had to be hospitalized.
This recall involves Tassimo brewers with the Bosch brand name and Tassimo Professional brewers. The brewers use plastic T Discs that are filled with coffee or tea to brew hot drinks. ?BOSCH? and ?TASSIMO? are printed on the front of the brewers. ?TASSIMO PROFESSIONAL? is printed on the front of the professional model. The Bosch-brand brewers were sold in black, white, anthracite, gray, silver, red, titanium and white/gray colors. The Tassimo Professional brewers were only sold in black. The following model numbers and date codes are included in this recall. The model number and date code are located on the bottom of the brewer. No other Tassimo brewer is included in this recall.
Brand Model Numbers That Begin With: Date Codes Beginning with FD and Within the Range of: Bosch® TAS100 FD 8806 through 9109 TAS200 TAS451 TAS46 TAS651 Tassimo Professional TAS6512CUL FD 8905 through 9109
The units were sold at department, mass merchandise and home improvement stores nationwide and on various websites, including www.tassimodirect.com, from June 2008 through February 2012 for between $100 and $250. The Tassimo Professional model was sold directly to hotels and food service providers and they are being contacted directly.
The were made in Slovenia and China
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled Tassimo brewers and contact the firm to order a free replacement T Disc holder for the brewing mechanism.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, visit www.tassimodirect.com/safetyrecall to order a free replacement T Disc holder or contact the firm toll-free at (866) 918-8763 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. ET Saturday.
