Laceration Hazard Prompts · Recalled
Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen
The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
- Units
- About 530,000
- Reports
- 176
- Injuries
- 3
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $30
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
This recall includes the Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers: Brand Color SKU # Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Stainless Steel 171884 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Green 195234 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Pink 195235 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Orange 220623 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Teal 220624 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Cranberry 242275 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Olive 344476 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Black 454482 Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinder Brown Metallic 474881
The file
- Sold at
- Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30.
- Product type
- Coffee Grinders
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash., Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. ("TKL"), of China
Incident log
The firm has received 176 reports of grinders that failed to turn off or that turned on unexpectedly, including three reports of hand lacerations that occurred when the grinders turned on unexpectedly during cleaning.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder.
For additional information, contact Starbucks toll free at (866) 276-2950 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT or visit the company's Web site at www.starbucks.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated JUN 16 2009; last revised MAY 23 2014.
