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01/06/2011 // West Palm Beach, FL, US // Sandra Quinlan // Sandra Quinlan
Union, NJ—Christmas Tree Shops, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, voluntarily recall ed Oven Rack Guard sold at Christmas Tree Shops due to fire hazards associated with the product. The CPSC announced the recall, which affects approximately 430 units, on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2011.
The recalled Oven Rack Guard was imported by Nantucket Distributing Co. Inc, of New Jersey, and sold at Christmas Tree Shops predominantly in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions in October 2010. The product sold for about $3.
Christmas Tree Shops received word of nine incidents in which the product caused smoke or caught fire, three of which resulted in property damage and five of which left consumers suffering from “injuries, such as headache, sore throat, nausea and eye irritation from smoke.”
The recall was initiated after the company discovered that the product fails to withstand high temperatures, as stated on the packaging. The Oven Rack Guard has the potential to overheat, leaving consumers at risk of fire and injury hazards.
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