Massive Recall of Tassimo Coffee Brewers After 10-Year-Old Burned, Hospitalized
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada announced a recall of more than 1 million Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers after more than 100 reports of the brewers spraying hot liquid and burning users.
According to the CPSC, about 835,000 brewers in the U.S. and 900,000 in Canada are being recalled.
The Single-Cup Brewers use plastic T Discs that are filled with coffee or tea to brew hot drinks. The product has been recalled after “140 reports of incidents with the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, including 37 reports of second-degree burns.”