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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: |
February 20, 2008 |
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RE: |
Release #08-198 |
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Aloha Housewares
Inc., of Arlington, Texas |
Firm’s Recall Hotline: (800) 295-4448 |
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CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 |
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Portable Electric Heaters Recalled by Aloha Housewares Due
to 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: Portable Electric Heaters
Units: About 152,000
Importer/Distributor: Aloha Housewares Inc., of
Arlington, Texas
Hazard: The
portable electric heater can overheat and melt plastic parts,
posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Incidents/Injuries: Aloha Housewares has received 29
reports of the heaters melting, smoking or catching fire,
including 18 reports of property damage. One consumer reported
minor burns to the hands and feet.
Description: This recall involves electric oscillating
tower heaters with the name “Aloha Breeze” printed on the top.
The white heaters have model number 02044 and dates codes 06/06,
06/07, 06/08 or 06/09. Model numbers and date codes are printed
on the silver label located on the back of the heater, near the
bottom.
Sold at: Wal-mart and small retail chain stores
nationwide from August 2006 through November 2007 for between
$35 and $45.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the
recalled heaters and contact Aloha Housewares to receive a
replacement product.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact
Aloha Housewares at (800) 295-4448 between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m. CT
Monday through Friday, or email the firm at
ahitexaslg@aol.com
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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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