WARNING: Walmart Issues Recall on GE Coffee Maker!
May 21st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
May 21 (THAINDIAN NEWS)
Just yesterday it was announced that Walmart, the huge department store chain, has finally recalled their Miley Cyrus line of jewelry after finding out that it contained dangerous levels of cadmium back in February. Although they claimed that the jewelry was not made for children, since many young girls do seek out the ‘Miley Cyrus’ name, the products were posing a danger to them which Walmart was aware of for 3 months prior to the recall. And now, as announced by the CSPC, Walmart has issued a recall on their GE coffeemakers.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced on their website that Walmart is voluntarily recalling several of their GE coffeemakers. To find out if your product is on this list check the CSPC website here. The huge headline for the site states, “Walmart Recalls General Electric® Coffee Makers Due to Fire Hazard”. It estimates that about 900,000 coffee makers are included in this recall. Also stated on this site is the following:
“Hazard: The coffee maker can overheat, posing fire and burn hazards to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Walmart has received 83 reports of overheating, smoking, melting, burning and fire, including three reports of minor burn injuries to consumer’s hands, feet and torso. Reports of property damage include a significant kitchen fire and damage to countertops, cabinets and a wall.”
Comanies are required by federal law to remove a product one it has been named “a substantial risk of injury”. It is unclear why the department store waited so long to ‘voluntarily’ recall these products which were an obvious threat for injury, property damage, and possible loss of life. Mitch Lipka from ‘WalletPop’ states “Many companies wait until dozens or even hundreds of incidents are reported to them before taking any action, while some will notify the government without a single complaint from a consumer. It is not unusual, however, for some companies to sell all the products before recalling them — a far less expensive endeavor. A Walmart spokesperson was not immediately available to explain why the recall was not undertaken sooner.”
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