This email contains information about the following recalls:
1. CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable
Baseboard Heaters
2. CPSC, Applica Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Black &
Decker
Brand VersaToastTM Toasters
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For Immediate Release
February 7, 2002
Release # 02-098
CPSC Contact: Scott Wolfson (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1189
Heater Recall Hotline: (800) 311-4204
Honeywell Media Contact: Barbara Dunlay
(952) 474-8546
CPSC, Honeywell Consumer Products Announce Recall of Moveable Baseboard
Heaters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Honeywell Consumer Products Inc. (HCP), of
Southborough, Mass., is voluntarily recalling about 450,000 moveable
baseboard heaters. The heating element in these baseboard heaters can
short-circuit and ignite combustible material under the heater, posing
fire and burn hazards to consumers.
CPSC and HCP have received 53 reports of these heaters short-
circuiting, including two cases where the floor beneath the heater was
damaged due to fire. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled HZ-514 HCP baseboard heaters are about 40 inches
long, 8 inches tall, and 4 inches wide at their widest point. The white
baseboard heaters have the name "Honeywell" printed on the front of the
unit. The recalled heaters have:
* a six-digit date code beginning with "97" on a sticker on the back or
the bottom of the unit, or
* a date code beginning with the digit "8" or "9" stamped on the flat
metal prong of the electrical cord's plug, or
* a date code beginning with the digits "00" stamped on the flat metal
prong of the electrical cord's plug and "TYPE I" or nothing stamped on
the bottom of the unit.
Department stores and home centers nationwide sold these baseboard
heaters from October 1997 through January 2001 for between $30 and $50.
Consumers should stop using these heaters immediately, unplug
them, and contact HCP at (800) 311-4204 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. ET
Monday through Sunday or log on to the company's website at
www.honeywell.com to determine whether their heater is part of the
recall.
Consumers with recalled units will be given instructions on how to
mail them back to HCP in order to receive a free replacement heater.
Baseboard heaters with "01" stamped on the metal prong of the
electrical plug or "TYPE II" stamped on the bottom of the unit are not
included in this recall.
To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish a link
from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site, link to the
following address:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02098.html *****************
For Immediate Release
February 7, 2002
Release # 02-099
CPSC Contact: Scott Wolfson (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1189
Applica Recall Hotline: (866) 264-9230
Applica Media Contact: Chris Mitchell
(203) 926-3000 Ext. 3412
CPSC, Applica Consumer Products Inc. Announce Recall of Black & Decker
Brand VersaToastTM Toasters
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Applica Consumer Products Inc., of Miami Lakes, Fla.,
is voluntarily recalling about 2.1 million VersaToast wide-slot
toasters. Applica made and sold these toasters under the Black & Decker
brand. The heating element in these toasters can continue to operate
after use, posing a fire hazard.
CPSC and Applica are aware of nine reports of fires associated
with these toasters after a period of non-use, resulting in minor
property damage to kitchen cabinets. One minor injury was reported to
the firm, but it has not been confirmed and is under investigation.
The recall includes both two-slice and four-slice Black & Decker
brand VersaToast wide-slot toasters. "BLACK & DECKER," "VersaToast"
and "WIDE SLOT" are written on the side of the toaster near the cooking
controls. The toasters have either white or black plastic enclosures.
They have model number T1200, T1250, T1400 or T1450 written on the
bottom of the toaster.
Discount department stores, including Wal-Mart, Service
Merchandise, Kohl's Department Stores and Bradlees, sold the toasters
nationwide from June 1999 through January 2002. The two-slice toasters
sold for between $10 and $20. The four-slice toasters sold for between
$18 and $30.
Consumers should unplug and stop using these recalled toasters
immediately. For more information on receiving a refund, consumers
should call Applica Consumer Products Inc. toll-free at (866) 264-9230
anytime, or go to the firm's web site at
www.householdproductsinc.com To see a picture of the recalled product(s) and/or to establish a link
from your web site to this press release on CPSC's web site, link to the
following address:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml02/02099.html
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