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Starbucks Barista™ Blade Grinders
- Starting date:
- July 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- July 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items, Appliances, Specialized Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500002047
Affected products
Starbucks Barista™ Blade Grinders
Product description
This recall involves the Starbucks Barista™ Blade Grinders, which are coffee grinding machines. The grinders included in the recall have the following colours and SKU numbers:
Colour | SKU Number |
---|---|
Stainless Steel | 171884 |
Orange | 220623 |
Teal | 220624 |
Cranberry | 242275 |
Olive | 344476 |
Black | 454482 |
Hazard identified
The grinder can fail to turn off or can turn on unexpectedly, presenting a risk of injury.
Starbucks Coffee Company has received 20 reports of the grinder failing to turn off or turning on unexpectedly in Canada, with 1 report of a hand laceration injury to a consumer who was cleaning the unit.
Health Canada has not received any reports of injuries or incidents related to the use of this product.
Number sold
Approximately 44,000 of the recalled products were sold at Starbucks locations across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from March 2002 to March 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
-
Starbucks Canada
Toronto
Ontario
CANADA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled coffee grinders and contact Starbucks for information on how to obtain a free replacement grinder.
Consumers are asked not to return the grinder to a store location.
For more information, consumers may contact Starbucks Coffee Company toll-free at 1-866-276-2950 between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. MT or visit the firm's Website.