Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen

Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 16, 2009 Release # 09-244 Firm’s Recall Hotline: (866) 276-2950 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Laceration Hazard Prompts Recall by Starbucks of Coffee Grinders; Made by Tsann Kuen 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of Product: Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinders Units: About 530,000 Importer: Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash. Manufacturer: Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. (“TKL”), of China Hazard: The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 176 reports of grinders that failed to turn off or that turned on unexpectedly, including three reports of hand lacerations that occurred when the grinders turned on unexpectedly during cleaning. Description: This recall includes the Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers: Brand Color SKU # Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Stainless Steel 171884 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Green 195234 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Pink 195235 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Orange 220623 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Teal 220624 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Cranberry 242275 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Olive 344476 Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinder Black 454482 Seattle’s Best Coffee® Blade Grinder Brown Metallic 474881 Sold at: Starbucks and Seattle’s Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30. Manufactured in: China Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Starbucks toll free at (866) 276-2950 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT or visit the company’s Web site at www.starbucks.com