Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinders
CPSC Recall #09-244 — June 15, 2009
Product
Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinders
Description
This recall includes the Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinders with the following colors and SKU numbers:BrandColorSKU #Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderStainless Steel171884Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderGreen195234Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderPink195235Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderOrange220623Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderTeal220624Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderCranberry242275Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderOlive344476Starbucks Barista® Blade GrinderBlack454482Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade GrinderBrown Metallic474881
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.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder.
Units Affected
About 530,000
Sold At
Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30.
Manufacturer
Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. ("TKL"), of China
Importer
Starbucks Coffee Co., of Seattle, Wash.
Manufactured In
China