Product Recall Number: 16-038
Why was Glass fish bowls recalled?
The glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal handling, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 16-038
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2015-11-17
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Glass fish bowls
Description: The glass bowl can crack, shatter or break during normal handling, posing a laceration hazard.
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 81,300 in the U.S. and 4,000 in Canada (an additional 10,200 were recalled in the U.S. on April 24, 2014 and 1,000 were previously recalled in Canada)
Incidents: PetSmart has received 20 new reports of the glass fish bowl breaking during normal use, including 14 additional reports of cuts to fingers and hands. Seven cuts required stitches and three others required surgery for lacerated tendons.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the fish bowl and return the fish bowl to any PetSmart store for a full refund. Use caution when handling the fish bowl for return due to the hazard.
Sold At: PetSmart stores nationwide from March 2010 through September 2013 for about $20.
Importers: PetSmart Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.
Manufacturers: Shanghai Freeart Trading Co. Ltd., of China
Distributors: PetSmart Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed