Atico International USA Recalls Coffeemakers Sold At Walgreens

April 7, 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. – 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: SIGNATURE GOURMET™ 12-CUP PROGRAMMABLE COFFEEMAKERS AND KITCHEN GOURMET® 10-CUP COFFEEMAKERS

UNITS: ABOUT 500,000

DISTRIBUTOR: ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA INC., OF FORT LAUDERDALE, FLA.

HAZARD: THESE COFFEEMAKERS CAN IGNITE DUE TO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, POSING A FIRE HAZARD.

INCIDENTS/INJURIES: ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA, INC. HAS RECEIVED 23 REPORTS OF COFFEEMAKERS IGNITING, RESULTING IN PROPERTY DAMAGE. NO INJURIES HAVE BEEN REPORTED.

DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE FOLLOWING COFFEEMAKERS:

NAME	COLOR	MODEL #	ITEM#
KITCHEN GOURMET® 10-CUPCOFFEEMAKER	WHITE	XQ-673K	W14A3714
SIGNATURE GOURMET™ 12-CUPPROGRAMMABLE COFFEEMAKER	BLACK	XQ-673BTORCM4193D	W14A5084

THE NAME OF THE COFFEEMAKER IS PRINTED ON THE FRONT OF THE UNIT. THE MODEL NUMBER AND THE ITEM NUMBER ARE PRINTED ON A STICKER LOCATED ON THE BOTTOM OF THE UNIT.

SOLD AT: WALGREENS STORES NATIONWIDE: THE SIGNATURE GOURMET™ 12-CUP PROGRAMMABLE COFFEEMAKER FROM JUNE 2004 THROUGH MARCH 2009 FOR ABOUT $20 AND THE KITCHEN GOURMET® 10-CUP COFFEEMAKER FROM AUGUST 2006 THROUGH DECEMBER 2008 FOR ABOUT $10.

MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA

REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY UNPLUG AND STOP USING THE RECALLED COFFEEMAKER AND CONTACT ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA FOR INSTRUCTIONS ON RETURNING THE PRODUCT FOR A FULL REFUND.

CONSUMER CONTACT: CONSUMERS SHOULD CALL ATICO INTERNATIONAL USA TOLL-FREE AT (877) 546-4835 BETWEEN 9 A.M. AND 5 P.M. ET MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.ATICOUSA.COM

PICTURE OF RECALLED SIGNATURE GOURMET COFFEEMAKER PICTURE OF SIGNATURE GOURMET COFFEEMAKER LABEL PICTURE OF KITCHEN GOURMET COFFEEMAKER