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Product Recall Number: 97-097

Why was K-Tel Food Dehydrators recalled?

The food dehydrator can overheat, presenting a fire hazard.

K-Tel Food Dehydrators
Here's product recall specific data for K-Tel Food Dehydrators.

  • Product Recall Number: 97-097

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 1997-04-07

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: K-Tel Food Dehydrators

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), K-Tel International (USA) Inc. of Plymouth, Minn., announced a replacement program for 75,000 food dehydrators. The food dehydrator can overheat, presenting a fire hazard.K-Tel is aware of nine incidents resulting in seven fires. One person was injured by smoke inhalation.The recall program involved the Deluxe Dehydrator with Fan, model no. 80043. The round, white plastic appliance measures 13 inches in diameter with a 3-inch thick base and a gray plastic lid. The base is labeled in part, "K-TEL...Style No. LD 1010..." The base is stacked with five trays with holes in the center. Each tray contains a gray plastic tray on which fruit, vegetables, or meat can be dried.Retail stores and telemarketers sold the dehydrators nationwide from October 1993 to December 1995 for $30 to $40.Consumers who own the K-Tel Food Dehydrator with Fan, model no. 80043, should stop using it immediately. The company is out of business, and cannot be contacted. Please destroy or discard the product.K-Tel has already notified consumers who purchased the recalled food dehydrator through telemarketing. This notice is being issued to inform consumers who purchased the food dehydrator at retail stores about the recall program.

  • Hazard Description: The food dehydrator can overheat, presenting a fire hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Dispose, No Remedy Available

  • Units: 75000

  • Incidents: K-Tel is aware of nine incidents resulting in seven fires. One person was injured by smoke inhalation.

  • Remedy: Consumers who own the K-Tel Food Dehydrator with Fan, model no. 80043, should stop using it immediately. The company is out of business, and cannot be contacted. Please destroy or discard the product.

  • Sold At: Retail stores and telemarketers sold the dehydrators nationwide from October 1993 to December 1995 for $30 to $40.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed

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