Product Recall Number: 14-048
Why was PackTite™ Heating Units for Bed Bug Control recalled?
The bed bug heaters can overheat, melt and cause a fire, posing a fire hazard.
Product Recall Number: 14-048
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-12-10
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: PackTite™ Heating Units for Bed Bug Control
Description: The bed bug heaters sold with bed bug treatment systems can overheat, melt and cause a fire.
Hazard Description: The bed bug heaters can overheat, melt and cause a fire, posing a fire hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 9,000
Incidents: PackTite has received three consumer complaints of heaters overheating, melting and, in one case, the items being treated were singed. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heating units and contact PackTite for a free replacement heater
Sold At: Pest control companies and pest control product distributors nationwide, including Atlantic Pest Solutions, Bedbug Central, Bedbug Supply, Broadway Exterminating, Dana Pest Control, Do My Own Pest Control, Grainger, M&M Environmental Isotech, K-9 Sweeps, Orkin, Pestaway, Round-the-Clock Pest Control, Steritech, Stern Environmental, Tallman Scientific, Univar and US Bedbugs from October 2009 through January 2013 for between $300 and $330 for the system and $53 for the heater when sold separately.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: United States
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed