FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 17, 1998
Release # 99-039b
Company Phone Number: (877) SOUND TK CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
Hair Dryers Recalled by Sound-Tech Import
PRODUCT: Portable Hairdryer - Sound-Tech Import Inc., of Los
Angeles, Calif., is recalling about 360 portable hairdryers.
These hairdryers are white and black plastic with black
accessories. A label near the air vent reads, "International AC
110V 50/60 HZ 1500W." The housing is labeled, "WARNING -- TO
AVOID POSSIBLE ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT IMMERSE OR USE WHILE
BATHING." The carton was labeled, in part, "INTERNATIONAL . . .
COMPACT PRO WITH ATTACHMENTS . . . MADE IN CHINA . . . SX-3000."
Small, independent retailers sold these hairdryers from March
1996 through November 1998 for about $7.
PROBLEM: These hairdryers are not equipped with Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupters (GFCIs) to prevent electric shock in case of
current leakage.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should immediately stop using these
hairdryers and return them to the store where purchased for a
refund. For more information, consumers should call
Sound-Tech Imports at (877) SOUND TK between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m.
PST Monday through Friday.
