Product Recall Number: 17-136
Why was EZDRY Food Dehydrators recalled?
The food dehydrator can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Product Recall Number: 17-136
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2017-04-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: EZDRY Food Dehydrators
Description: This recall involves white, EZDRY, six-tray food dehydrators. The dehydrator weighs about 4 pounds and measures 12 inches tall by about 8 inches deep by 10 inches wide. EZDRY is printed on the front of the dehydrators. EZDRY and the model number EPD60W are printed on a white label on the bottom of the unit. They were sold in a white box labeled “EZDRY by Excalibur” Home Dehydrator with a picture of the product. These products are marked “Date Code: 2116, 2416, or 3316” engraved at the bottom of the label located on the bottom of the unit.
Hazard Description: The food dehydrator can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund, Replace
Units: About 14,000
Incidents: The firm has received 13 reports of the dehydrator overheating and the plastic unit melting, including six reports of fire and one report resulting in property damage to the counter top. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled food dehydrators and contact Greenfield for instructions on returning the recalled food dehydrators with a prepaid shipping label for a free replacement or full refund.
Sold At: Kohl’s stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from June 2016 through February 2017 for between $40 and $50.
Importers: Greenfield World Trade Inc., of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed