THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: TOPSY-TURVY DELUXE TOMATO PLANTERS WITH STAND
UNITS: ABOUT 82,000
RETAILER: QVC, OF WEST CHESTER, PA.
IMPORTER: ALL-STAR MARKETING, OF HAWTHORNE, N.Y.
HAZARD: THE LEGS ON THE BOTTOM OF THE PLANTER CAN DETACH WHEN THE PLANTER IS MOVED OR BECOMES UNBALANCED. THIS COULD CAUSE THE PLANTER TO FALL AND INJURE BYSTANDERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED 347 REPORTS OF THE PLANTERS COLLAPSING; 155 CONSUMERS HAVE REPORTED INJURIES INCLUDING LACERATIONS, BROKEN TOES AND BRUISES. QVC HAS ALSO RECEIVED REPORTS OF PROPERTY DAMAGE CAUSED WHEN THE PLANTER COLLAPSED ONTO NEARBY ITEMS.
DESCRIPTION: THE TOPSY-TURVY DELUXE TOMATO PLANTER WITH STAND (ITEM NUMBERS M16702 AND M17499) IS AN UPRIGHT PLANTER USED FOR GROWING TOMATOES, PEPPERS, OR CUCUMBERS. THE PLANTER CONSISTS OF A 16” X 15” BAG WHICH HOLDS UP TO 30 POUNDS OF SOIL AND IS ATTACHED TO THE TOP OF A 6-FOOT TALL ADJUSTABLE POLE. THREE LEGS ARE INSERTED INTO THE POLE TO FORM A 36-INCH WIDE BASE.
SOLD THROUGH: QVC’S TELEVISED SHOPPING PROGRAMS, ITS WEB SITE, AND IN QVC’S STUDIO, EMPLOYEE AND RETAIL STORES FROM MARCH 2008 THROUGH APRIL 2008 FOR ABOUT $30.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS WHO HAVE ALREADY SET UP THE PLANTER SHOULD IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT DOWN BY HAVING TWO ADULTS CAREFULLY TIP IT OVER ON ITS SIDE. CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE PLANTER THROUGH A QVC TELEVISION PROGRAM OR QVC.COM WERE MAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON OBTAINING A REFUND. CONSUMERS WHO HAVE NOT RECEIVED INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD CONTACT QVC. CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE PLANTER AT A QVC STORE SHOULD RETURN THE PLANTER TO ANY QVC STORE TO RECEIVE A FULL REFUND.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT QVC AT (800) 367-9444 BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 1 A.M. ET ANY DAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.QVC.COM
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