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Bill's Dollar Stores is recalling approximately 12,000 hand-held hair dryers sold throughout the southern United States between May 1995 and February 1996. The recalled dryers are labeled either "International Professional Styler" or "Acesonic Professional Styler" and were sold for $5 each. These hair dryers lack an immersion protection plug that is required by industry standards to prevent electrocution if the dryer is dropped in water. Between 15 and 20 people are electrocuted annually by hand-held hair dryers, with most deaths occurring when a dryer is immersed in water during bathing, and about half of these electrocutions involve children under ten years old.
Consumers who own these recalled hair dryers should stop using them immediately and return the dryers to any Bill's Dollar Store for an exchange or refund. When purchasing a replacement hair dryer, consumers should look for a large, rectangular-shaped plug at the end of the cord and a certification mark from a recognized testing laboratory on the dryer or its packaging. The recall notice emphasizes that consumers should never use any hair dryer where it could come in contact with water.
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Electrocution/Electric Shock
March 25, 1996 Release # 96-085 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, Bill's Dollar Stores of Jackson, Miss., is recalling approximately 12,000 hand-held hair dryers that do not contain an immersion protection plug, which can prevent electrocution if the dryers are dropped in water.Each year, between 15 and 20 people are electrocuted by hand-held hair dryers. Most of these deaths occurred when a hair dryer was immersed in water while the victim was bathing. About half of the electrocutions involved children under ten years old.The current voluntary industry standard, which has been in effect since January 1, 1991, requires hand-held hair dryers to provide full immersion protection when in either the "on" or "off" position. The recalled dryers do not have this protection.Bill's Dollar Stores sold the hand-held hair dryers throughout the southern United States between May 1995 and February 1996 for $5 each. The hair dryers were labeled either "International Professional Styler" or "Acesonic Professional Styler." Consumers who own the hair dryers should stop using them and return the dryers to any Bill's Dollar Store for an exchange or refund.When buying a hair dryer, consumers should look for a large, rectangular-shaped plug at the end of the cord. The certification mark of a recognized testing laboratory should also be visible on the hair dryer or on the hair dryer's packaging. However, even with this improved protection, under no circumstances should consumers use a hair dryer where it could come in contact with water. Electricity and water are a potentially deadly combination
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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