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PetSmart Recalls Fish Bowls Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, April 24, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should
stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to
resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Recall Summary
Name of product: Glass fish bowls
Hazard: The glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal
handling, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Remedy: Refund
Consumer Contact: PetSmart toll-free at (888) 839-9638 from 8 a.m. to
5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.petsmart.com and
click on About PetSmart at the bottom of the page, then click on
Product Notices & Recalls for more information.
Photos available at
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/PetSmart-Recalls-Fish-Bowls/
Recall Details
Units: About 10,200
Description: This recall involves the 1.75 gallon glass fish bowl that
is shaped like a brandy snifter. These fish bowls were sold under the
Great Choice or Top Fin brand names with SKU number 5140161 and UPC
code 737257187092. The SKU and UPC codes are printed on a white
sticker on the bottom of the fish bowl.
Incidents/Injuries: PetSmart has received 10 reports of the glass fish
bowl breaking during normal use, including five reports of cuts to
fingers and a knee. Four of the cuts required stitches. One required
surgery for a lacerated tendon in a consumer's finger.
Remedy: Consumers should immediatelystop using the fish bowl and
return it to any PetSmart store for a full refund.
Sold exclusively at: PetSmart stores nationwide from February 2013
through September 2013 for about $20.
Importer/Distributor: PetSmart Inc., ofPhoenix, Ariz.
Manufacturer: Shanghai Freeart Trading Co. Ltd., of China
Manufactured in: China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with
the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's
jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer
product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC
is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that
pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to
ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power
tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a
decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer
products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a
publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory
recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to
www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or
teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers
can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on
Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline Contact us at this toll-free number
if you have questions about a recall: 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime Call to get
product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe
products.
Media Contact Please use the phone numbers below for all media
requests. Phone: (301) 504-7908 Spanish: (301) 504-7800
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SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
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