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: COPCO AND WILD LEAF TEA CO. BRISTOL MODEL AND MARTHA STEWART COLLECTION® ENAMELED STEEL TEA KETTLES
UNITS: ABOUT 132,000
DISTRIBUTER: COPCO, A DIVISION OF WILTON INDUSTRIES INC., OF WOODRIDGE, ILL.
HAZARD: THE HANDLE ON THE TEA KETTLE CAN COME LOOSE, POSING A BURN HAZARD TO THE CONSUMER.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: THE FIRM HAS RECEIVED EIGHT REPORTS OF THE HANDLE BECOMING LOOSE OR DEFORMED. ONE MINOR BURN TO HANDS HAS BEEN REPORTED.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES COPCO AND WILD LEAF TEA CO. BRISTOL MODEL AND MARTHA STEWART COLLECTION® ENAMELED STEEL TEA KETTLES WITH ENAMEL FINISHES IN WHITE, CRèME, BLUE, COBALT, SAND, RED AND GREEN.
SOLD BY: MAIL ORDER, ONLINE AND BY RETAILERS NATIONWIDE, INCLUDING MACY’S AND LINENS ‘N THINGS FROM OCTOBER 2005 THROUGH JANUARY 2010 FOR ABOUT $35.
MANUFACTURED IN: THAILAND
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THESE TEA KETTLES AND CONTACT COPCO FOR A REFUND.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT COPCO TOLL FREE AT (866) 255-9237 BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 4:30 P.M. CT MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY, AND BETWEEN 8 A.M. AND 3 P.M. CT FRIDAY, OR VISIT THE FIRM’S WEB SITE AT WWW.COPCO.COM
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