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Laceration hazard prompts Starbucks to recall coffee grinders
Posted by Melissa Allison
Starbucks has received three reports of hand lacerations when the product -- sold as Starbucks Barista Blade Grinder and Seattle's Best Coffee Blade Grinder -- turned on unexpectedly during cleaning. The company has received 176 reports altogether of the grinder failing to turn off or turning on unexpectedly.
The coffee chain giant and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the voluntary recall of about 530,000 of the grinders. They were made by Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Ltd. of China.
They were sold at Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30.
Consumers should immediately stop using the grinders and contact Starbucks for a free replacement grinder at 866-276-2950 or here, where there's also a list of all the grinder colors and SKU (stockkeeping unit) numbers that were affected.
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