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Statement from Chairman Elliot F. Kaye Regarding the Sunbeam Products Civil Penalty

Statement from Chairman Elliot F. Kaye Regarding the Sunbeam Products Civil Penalty

June 01, 2016

"For the second time in one week, CPSC is holding a company accountable for not timely reporting a hazardous product that caused consumers to suffer burn injuries. The $4.5 million penalty agreed to by Sunbeam Products is appropriate and supported by evidence that the company failed to notify us in a timely matter--as required by law--that certain coffeemakers made by the company expelled hot water and hot coffee grounds onto unsuspecting consumers."

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