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Tassimo Coffee Makers Recalled

Agency: Single-Cup Coffee Brewers Pose Potential Burn Hazard

POSTED: 6:04 am PST February 13, 2012

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a voluntary recall of Tassimo single-cup coffee brewers due to a potential burn hazard.

In a news release, the CPSC said the plastic disc, or T Disc, that holds the coffee or tea can burst and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers using the brewer and onto bystanders, posing a burn hazard.

The agency said there have been 140 reports of incidents with the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, including 37 reports of second-degree burn injuries. One incident involved a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota who received second-degree burns to her face and neck and had to be hospitalized.

The recall involves Tassimo brewers with the Bosch brand name and Tassimo Professional brewers offered in black, white, anthracite, gray, silver, red, titanium and white/gray colors.

The model numbers included in the recall are TAS100, TAS200, TAS451, TAS46, TAS651 and TAS6512CUL.

CPSC said about 835,000 of the recalled brewers were sold in department, mass merchandise and home improvement stores nationwide and on various websites from June 2008 through February 2012, for $100 to $250.

Consumers are urged to stop using the recalled Tassimo brewers immediately and to contact the company to order a free replacement T Disc holder for the brewing mechanism at 866-918-8763.
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