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Burn / ScaldFebruary 21, 2007CPSC #07109

Tap Machine Inc. Recalls Sake Warmers Due to Burn Hazard

Product
Sake Warmers
Units affected
2,000
Remedy
refund

What was recalled

The recalled product is used to warm sake at restaurants, bars or for home use. The counter-sized unit is about 11 inches wide by 11 inches deep by 19 inches high. The unit warms sake to between 115 and 145 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a front-mounted spigot to control the flow of sake and uses an external 18-liter bag in the box reservoir or an external three-liter refillable plastic reservoir, both of which contain sake and are placed on top of the unit. The recalled units have model number SM05 followed by serial numbers: 1001 through 3074, which is written on the left side of the units.

Hazard

These sake warmers can unexpectedly spray hot sake on consumers during use, posing a risk of serious burns.

Injuries

Tap Machine has received one report of a consumer sustaining first and second degree burns when using the sake warmer.

Made in

Taiwan

Where it was sold

  • Tap Machine's Web site, by telephone order, and at various wine and spirit distributors from November 2005 through January 2007 for about $150.

Photos

Recalled Sake Warmer
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