Over 1.7-million Tassimo coffee makers recalled over burn risk; 900,000 in Canada
Posted Feb 9, 2012 09:02:16 AM.
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More than a million coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto people.
About 835,000 Tassimo coffee makers are on recall in the United States; another 900,000 are being recalled in Canada.
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The recall involves brewers made by California-based BSH Home Appliances Corp. that carry the Bosch and Tassimo Professional brand names.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission said there have been 140 reports of problems with the Tassimo single-cup brewers dousing people, including 37 cases involving second-degree burns.
In one incident, a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota was hospitalized with second-degree burns to her face and neck.
The coffee maker’s “T-disc,” the plastic disc that holds the coffee or tea, can burst while brewing, according to the commission. It also announced the recall Thursday of some 4 million packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs.
The four-million packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs, manufactured by Kraft Foods Global Inc., in Illinois, were recalled after 21 reports of problems.
CPSC said the plastic discs of coffee can become clogged, rupture and spray hot liquid. In Canada, a two-year-old girl suffered second-degree burns to her face.
About two-million of the recalled disc packages were distributed in the U.S.; the rest were in Canada.
