K-Tel Deluxe Dehydrator with Fan food dehydrators
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K-Tel International (USA) Inc. recalled approximately 75,000 Deluxe Dehydrator with Fan units (model no. 80043) due to a fire hazard. The round, white plastic appliances, which measure 13 inches in diameter with a 3-inch thick base and gray plastic lid, can overheat and catch fire. The company documented nine incidents involving seven fires and one injury from smoke inhalation. These dehydrators were sold nationwide through retail stores and telemarketers from October 1993 to December 1995 for $30 to $40.
Consumers who own this model should stop using it immediately. Since K-Tel International is out of business and cannot be contacted, the company advises consumers to destroy or discard the product. The record does not specify any other remedy or compensation program.
Written by software from the official notice below. Not reviewed by a lawyer.
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Food Dehydrators Recall/Replace by K-Tel International (USA) NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Note: Company out of business. Please destroy or discard the product. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles Originally issued April 8, 1997, Revised December 23, 2002 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-097 CPSC, K-Tel International (USA) Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Food Dehydrators WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), K-Tel International (USA) Inc. of Plymouth, Minn., announced a replacement program for 75,000 food dehydrators. The food dehydrator can overheat, presenting a fire hazard. K-Tel is aware of nine incidents resulting in seven fires. One person was injured by smoke inhalation. The recall program involved the Deluxe Dehydrator with Fan, model no. 80043. The round, white plastic appliance measures 13 inches in diameter with a 3-inch thick base and a gray plastic lid. The base is labeled in part, "K-TEL...Style No. LD 1010..." The base is stacked with five trays with holes in the center. Each tray contains a gray plastic tray on which fruit, vegetables, or meat can be dried. Retail stores and telemarketers sold the dehydrators nationwide from October 1993 to December 1995 for $30 to $40. Consumers who own the K-Tel Food Dehydrator with Fan, model no. 80043, should stop using it immediately. The company is out of business, and cannot be contacted. Please destroy or discard the product. K-Tel has already notified consumers who purchased the recalled food dehydrator through telemarketing. This notice is being issued to inform consumers who purchased the food dehydrator at retail stores about the recall program.
Official record: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission ↗
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