CPSC2006-10-17
Starbucks Announces Recall of 8-Cup Coffee Brewers Due to Possible Fire Hazard
Starbucks Coffee Company, of Seattle, Wash.
Hazard
The coffee brewer has defective electrical wiring that can result in overheating, smoking, burning and melting, posing a possible fire hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the recalled coffee brewers immediately and contact Starbucks for a full refund. Consumers will receive a postage-paid package along with instructions on how to return their brewer. Starbucks is also offering a coupon (valid through 1/31/07) for a free pound of coffee as an incentive to return the recalled machine.
Sold at
Starbucks company-owned and operated stores nationwide between March 2005 and September 2006 for about $100.
Affected count
About 73,000
Injuries reported
Starbucks has received 23 reports of melting in the plastic housing of the brewers. No injuries have been reported.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Starbucks Barista Aroma™ Stainless Steel 8-Cup Coffee Brewers
Consumer contact
For more information, consumers should contact Starbucks' Barista Aroma recall hotline at (800) 453-1047 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT (11 a.m. and 11 p.m. ET), or visit the company's Web site at www.starbucks.com - consumers may also write to Starbucks Coffee Company at Customer Relations, Starbucks Coffee Company, mailstop S-RC1, P.O. Box 3717, Seattle, WA 98124-3717.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2007/Starbucks-Announces-Recall-of-8-Cup-Coffee-Brewers-Due-to-Possible-Fire-HazardDon't want to check this manually?
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