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By Miriam Raftery
June 15, 2009 (Washington D.C.) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary recall of 45,000 Viking built-in refrigerators and freezers with doors that have detached and injured consumers. In addition, Starbucks is recalling over half a million Starbucks Barista Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee Blade Grinders. More than 176 complaints have been reported that the grinders turned on unexpectedly or failed to turn off, causing hand lacerations in three cases.
Viking has received about 57 reports of doors detaching, including four reports of injuries involving bruises, broken toes/fingers, and strains. Also, several incidents of minor damage to floors and counters have been reported.
Consumers are urged to stop using the products immediately. See details below.
VIKING RECALL
Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 345-2650
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Name of Product: Viking Built-In Side-by-Side Refrigerator/Freezers and Refrigerators with Bottom Freezers
Units: About 45,000
Manufacturer: Viking Range Corporation, of Greenwood, Miss.
Hazard: The refrigerator's doors can detach, posing an injury hazard to consumers.
Description: This recall involves Viking built-in 48-inch wide side-by-side refrigerator/freezers and the built-in 36-inch wide refrigerators with bottom freezers with model and serial numbers with date codes listed below. The refrigerators come in stainless steel and various colors and wood finishes and are built into the kitchen cabinetry. "Viking" is written on the front of the refrigerator. The model and serial numbers are located either behind the produce drawer or on the ceiling of the interior of the refrigerators. The 42-inch wide or freestanding refrigerators are not included in this recall.
Model Numbers Starting With --- Date Codes
VCSB481, VCSB482, DDSB482, DFSB482, DTSB482, DDBB362, VCBB360, VCBB362, DFBB362, DTBB362, DTBB363 --- All units VCSB483, DDSB483, DFSB483, DTSB483 --- Date codes before 030104 VCSB483D, DDSB483D, DFSB483D --- Date codes before 030105
VCBB363 --- Date codes before 102005
DDBB363 --- Date codes before 112305
DFBB363 --- Date codes before 041006
The first six numbers in the serial number are the manufacture date of the unit in [mm][dd][yy] format, e.g., serial number 051903G0000000375 was manufactured on May 19, 2003 and serial number F01250210170 was manufactured on January 25, 2002.
Sold by: Appliance and specialty retailers nationwide from July 1999 through April 2006 for between $4,725 and $6,400.
Manufactured in: United States
Remedy: Consumers with recalled refrigerators should contact Viking immediately to schedule a free in-home repair. Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled refrigerator if the door isn't sealing properly, is sagging, or fails to open and close properly. If the door is functioning properly, consumers may continue to use the refrigerator until it has been repaired.
Consumer Contact: For more information, contact Viking toll-free at (888) 345-2650 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit Viking's Web site at www.vikingrange.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recall product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09242.html
RECALL OF STARBUCKS BARISTA SEATTLE’S BEST COFFEE BLADE GRINDERS
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 276-2950
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Importer: Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufacturer: Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. ("TKL"), of China
Hazard: The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee(r) Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers:
Brand --- Color --- SKU #
Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Stainless Steel --- 171884 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Green --- 195234 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Pink --- 195235 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Orange --- 220623 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Teal --- 220624 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Cranberry --- 242275 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Olive --- 344476 Starbucks Barista(r) Blade Grinder --- Black --- 454482 Seattle's Best Coffee(r) Blade Grinder --- Brown Metallic --- 474881
Sold at: Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Starbucks toll free at (866) 276-2950 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT or visit the company's Web site at www.starbucks.com
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the recall product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml09/09244.html
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CPSC is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about it: https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.aspx. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.
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