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Recall Details
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 9, 2009 Release # 09-268 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 794-5866 |
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Product: Copco Harmony Tea Kettles
Units: About 142,000
Distributer: Wilton Industries Inc., of Woodridge, Ill.
Hazard: The lid on the tea kettle can come loose during handling, posing a burn hazard to the consumer.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm is aware of 25 incidents of the lid coming loose. Second-degree burns to hands and fingers have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the Copco Harmony tea kettles. The kettles come in stainless steel brushed and polished finishes and enamel finishes in red, white, black, turquoise, orange, yellow and blue. Copco tea kettles in other styles are not included in the recall.
Sold by: Retailers nationwide from March 2006 through June 2009 for about $30.
Manufactured in: China and Thailand
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these tea kettles. If the consumer has a stainless tea kettle, contact Wilton for a free replacement lid. If the consumer has an enamel tea kettle, contact Wilton for a free replacement tea kettle or a refund.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Wilton Industries, Inc. at (800) 794-5866 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday, and between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. CT Friday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.copco.com
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years.
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