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NE State Volunteer
Firefighters Assn.
PO Box 101
York, NE 68467
Phone: 402.362.2255
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FROM: |
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of
Information
and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 |
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DATE: |
January 5, 2007 |
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RE: |
Release #07-076
Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 547-0359 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Family Dollar Stores Recalls
Oscillating Ceramic Heater for Fire Hazard
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.
Name of Product: Oscillating Ceramic Heaters
Units: About 35,000 (17,000 with consumers)
Importer: Family Dollar Stores, of Charlotte, N.C.
Hazard:
The heaters can overheat and smoke, which could pose a fire
hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Family Dollar has
received three reports of the heaters overheating or smoking.
There are no reports of fires and two reports of minor property
damage.
Description:
The recalled heater is a 1500 watt oscillating
ceramic heater. The heater has a white plastic housing with the
name "Heat-Wave" in black on its top. A label on the product
contains the control number "ETL 3090262."
Sold at:
Family Dollar stores nationwide from September
2006 through November 2006 for about $20.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the heaters and return
them to a Family Dollar store for a full refund.
Customer Contact: For additional information, contact Family Dollar at (800)
547-0359 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday,
or visit the firm’s Web site at www.familydollar.com
To see this recall on CPSC's
web site, including pictures of the recalled product, please go
to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07076.html.
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page to a friend! The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged
with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or
death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product
incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is
committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a
fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs,
power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals - contributed
significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury
or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product
incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical,
chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure
the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent
decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products
over the past 30 years.
To report a dangerous product or a
product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's
teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or visit CPSC's web site at
www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email subscription list, please go to
www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can obtain this release and
recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.
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