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Product Recall Number: 14-155

Why was Glass fish bowls recalled?

The glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal handling, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

Glass fish bowls
Here's product recall specific data for Glass fish bowls.

  • Product Recall Number: 14-155

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2014-04-24

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Glass fish bowls

  • Description: The 1.75 gallon glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal handling. Four consumers had to have stitches for cuts, one had surgery.

  • Hazard Description: The glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal handling, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Refund

  • Units: About 10,200

  • Incidents: PetSmart has received 10 reports of the glass fish bowl breaking during normal use, including five reports of cuts to fingers and a knee. Four of the cuts required stitches. One required surgery for a lacerated tendon in a consumer's finger.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the fish bowl and return it to any PetSmart store for a full refund.

  • Sold At: PetSmart stores nationwide from February 2013 through September 2013 for about $20.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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