PackTite™ Heating Units for Bed Bug Control
CPSC Recall #14-048 — December 10, 2013
Product
PackTite™ Heating Units for Bed Bug Control
Description
The bed bug heaters sold with bed bug treatment systems can overheat, melt and cause a fire.
Hazard
The bed bug heaters can overheat, melt and cause a fire, posing a fire hazard.
Incidents / Injuries
PackTite has received three consumer complaints of heaters overheating, melting and, in one case, the items being treated were singed. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled heating units and contact PackTite for a free replacement heater
Units Affected
About 9,000
Sold At
Pest control companies and pest control product distributors nationwide, including Atlantic Pest Solutions, Bedbug Central, Bedbug Supply, Broadway Exterminating, Dana Pest Control, Do My Own Pest Control, Grainger, M&M Environmental Isotech, K-9 Sweeps, Orkin, Pestaway, Round-the-Clock Pest Control, Steritech, Stern Environmental, Tallman Scientific, Univar and US Bedbugs from October 2009 through January 2013 for between $300 and $330 for the system and $53 for the heater when sold separately.
Manufactured In
United States