Product Recall Number: 12-217
Why was Twist'n Sparkle Home Beverage Carbonation System plastic bottles. recalled?
The plastic bottles can explode under pressure, expelling plastic parts, resulting in an injury hazard to anyone nearby.
Product Recall Number: 12-217
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-07-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Twist'n Sparkle Home Beverage Carbonation System plastic bottles.
Description: The pressure from the carbonation system can cause the plastic bottle to explode and send plastic parts flying into the air.
Hazard Description: The plastic bottles can explode under pressure, expelling plastic parts, resulting in an injury hazard to anyone nearby.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 162,700
Incidents: The firm is aware of nine incidents involving exploding plastic bottles including three in which consumers received cuts to various parts of their upper body.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and either contact iSi or the place of purchase for instructions on returning the product for a refund or store credit. For products purchased online, contact the online retailers for instructions on how to ship the returns and receive a refund or credit. Note that the US Postal Service does not accept CO2 gas chargers for shipment by mail.
Sold At: Williams-Sonoma, QVC and other national retailers and websites from June 2010 to March 2012 for approximately $50 for the Starter Set and $30 for the Bottle Set.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Austria and Hungary
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed