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CPSC Recall 3 -Starbucks Coffee Brewer
Posted by: Chris Bloom, CJBFireConsultant (IP Logged)
Date: October 17, 2006 05:16PM
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2006
Release #07-006
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 453-1047
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Starbucks Media Contact: (206) 318-7100
Starbucks Announces Recall of 8-Cup Coffee Brewers Due to Possible Fire
Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced voluntary
recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Starbucks Barista Aroma(tm) Stainless Steel 8-Cup
Coffee Brewers
Units: About 73,000
Distributor: 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.
Incidents/Injuries: Starbucks has received 23 reports of melting in the
plastic housing of the brewers. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista Aroma 8-Cup
Coffee Brewer only. "Starbucks Barista Aroma" is embossed on the front
of the brewer and the brewer has silver control panel buttons and a
chrome finish. The Starbucks Barista Grande 12-Cup Coffee Brewer and
Starbucks Barista Solo Coffee Brewers are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Starbucks company-owned and operated stores nationwide between
March 2005 and September 2006 for about $100.
Manufactured in: China
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.
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.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
[www.cpsc.gov]
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 17, 2006
Release #07-006
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 453-1047
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Starbucks Media Contact: (206) 318-7100
Starbucks Announces Recall of 8-Cup Coffee Brewers Due to Possible Fire
Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the manufacturer named below, today announced voluntary
recalls of the following consumer products. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Starbucks Barista Aroma(tm) Stainless Steel 8-Cup
Coffee Brewers
Units: About 73,000
Distributor: 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.
Incidents/Injuries: Starbucks has received 23 reports of melting in the
plastic housing of the brewers. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista Aroma 8-Cup
Coffee Brewer only. "Starbucks Barista Aroma" is embossed on the front
of the brewer and the brewer has silver control panel buttons and a
chrome finish. The Starbucks Barista Grande 12-Cup Coffee Brewer and
Starbucks Barista Solo Coffee Brewers are not included in this recall.
Sold at: Starbucks company-owned and operated stores nationwide between
March 2005 and September 2006 for about $100.
Manufactured in: China
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.
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.
To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including pictures of the
recalled product, please go to:
[www.cpsc.gov]
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