Product Recall Number: 12107
Why was Tassimo espresso T Discs recalled?
The recalled espresso T Discs can become clogged and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds onto consumers and bystanders during or after brewing, posing a burn hazard.
Product Recall Number: 12107
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2012-02-08
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Tassimo espresso T Discs
Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Hazard Description: The recalled espresso T Discs can become clogged and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds onto consumers and bystanders during or after brewing, posing a burn hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 2.1 million packages in the United States and an additional 1.9 million in Canada
Incidents: There have been 21 reports of incidents of hot liquid and/or coffee grounds spraying onto consumers and bystanders, including four reports of second-degree burn injuries. One injury involved 2-year-old girl from Canada who received second-degree burns to her face.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled espresso T Discs immediately and contact the firm for a full refund.
Sold At: Department, mass merchandise, home improvement and other stores nationwide and on various websites, including www.tassimodirect.com, from August 2011 through February 2012 for between $8 and $11 per package.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Kraft Foods Global Inc., of Northfield, Ill.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed