Home-brewed coffee lovers, take note: More
than a million coffee makers are being recalled after dozens of
reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea
leaves onto people.
The Consumer Product Safety Commission says there have been 140
reports of problems with the Tassimo single-cup brewers dousing
people, including 37 cases involving second-degree burns. In one
incident, a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota was hospitalized with
second-degree burns to her face and neck.
The coffee maker's "T-disc," the plastic disc that holds the
coffee or tea, can burst while brewing, according to the
commission. It also announced the recall Thursday of some 4 million
packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs.
About 835,000 Tassimo coffee makers are on recall in the United
States; another 900,000 are being recalled in Canada. The recall
involves brewers made by California-based BSH Home Appliances Corp.
that carry the Bosch and Tassimo Professional brand names.
The 4 million packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs, manufactured
by Kraft Foods Global Inc., in Illinois, were recalled after 21
reports of problems.
CPSC says the plastic discs of coffee can become clogged,
rupture and spray hot liquid. In Canada, a 2-year-old girl suffered
second-degree burns to her face.
About 2 million of the recalled disc packages were distributed
in the U.S.; the rest were in Canada.
Consumers can contact the company at
866-918-8763 for more information or visit its website at http://www.tassimodirect.com.
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