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Note: Telephone Number & Responding Company Change.
| FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
CONTACT: Ken Giles |
| Originally issued March 6, 1997
Revised January 14, 2003 |
(301) 504-7052 |
| Release # 97-081 |
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CPSC, Health o meter Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Filter
Holders and Filter Baskets on Mr. Coffee Espresso/Cappuccino
Makers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Health o meter Inc. of
Bedford Heights, Ohio, voluntarily recalled about 50,000
Mr. Coffee espresso/cappuccino makers to replace their
filter holders and filter baskets. The construction of the
filter holder could make it difficult for consumers to
rotate the holder securely into position. If the filter
holder is not rotated securely into position, it can
dislodge under pressure. As a result, it can break the glass
carafe and consumers can be cut by broken glass or burned by
escaping steam, coffee, or coffee grounds.
Health o meter has received 43 reports of the filter
holder dislodging, which resulted in 3 reported injuries,
including cuts and burns.
Only model ECM9 Mr. Coffee espresso/cappuccino makers
are involved in this recall. The model number is imprinted
on the bottom of the machines' base. The black plastic
and metal espresso/cappuccino makers measure 13 inches long
by 7.5 inches wide by 10.25 inches high. The filter holder
is made entirely of black plastic, and the machines come
with a 4-cup glass carafe. Since many espresso/cappuccino
makers are similar in appearance, consumers should check the
model number to see if their machines are part of this
recall.
The espresso/cappuccino makers are packaged in a carton
labeled in part, "Mr. Coffee Steam Espresso/Cappuccino Maker
ECM9." Labeling on the carton is written in both English
and French. The carton displays a picture of the
espresso/cappuccino maker.
Various retail stores sold the espresso/cappuccino
makers nationwide from September 1996 through February 1997
for about $40.
Consumers should immediately stop using the model ECM9
Mr. Coffee espresso/cappuccino makers. Consumers should contact Sunbeam Products, Inc. at (800) 672-6333 for assistance (Mr. Coffee is no longer owned by Health o meter, Inc., but Sunbeam Products, Inc. has now taken over in responding to questions about this recall). Consumers should have their espresso/cappuccino makers available at the time
of the call to verify the model number.
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