Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines Recalled by LaRose Industries Due to Risk of Mouth Injury
Recall 14010 · Oct 31, 2013 · LaRose Industries LLC
102,000
units affected
102,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 14010
- Date
- Oct 31, 2013
- Company
- LaRose Industries LLC
- Units affected
- 102,000
- Product
- Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines
- Product type
- Ice Shavers
- Remedy
- Repair
- Hazard
- Falls
The product
This recall involves Cra-Z-Art Snoopy Sno-Cone Machines with one of three batch numbers BCH003005A28-0812, BCHTRU001A17-0812 or BCHTRU004A16-0712 printed on the back of the white plastic doghouse and on the side of the box. The plastic sno-cone machines are white in the shape of a dog house with a red roof and red shovel. Snoopy is on the dog house and Charlie Brown and Lucy images are on the front along with a snowman. A metal ice-shaving cylinder in the middle of the sno-cone machine dispenses ice shavings out of the front. The words "SNOOPY" and "SNO-CONES" are on the front of the machine and "Cra-Z-Art" is on the back.
What can happen
A brass rivet can fall out of the sno-cone machine's ice-shaving cylinder and into a sno-cone, posing a risk of injury to the mouth or the teeth.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the recalled sno-cone machines immediately and contact LaRose Industries for a free repair kit, which includes a new ice shaving cylinder. Do not return the recalled sno-cone machines to the store where purchased.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received 64 reports of brass rivets falling out of the sno-cone machine's ice-shaving cylinder. No injuries have been reported.
- Sold at
- Barnes and Noble, Target and Toys R Us stores nationwide and online at www.amazon.com from September 2012 through July 2013 for about $15.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled snoopy sno-cone machines?
Consumers should stop using the recalled sno-cone machines immediately and contact LaRose Industries for a free repair kit, which includes a new ice shaving cylinder. Do not return the recalled sno-cone machines to the store where purchased.
What is the hazard?
A brass rivet can fall out of the sno-cone machine's ice-shaving cylinder and into a sno-cone, posing a risk of injury to the mouth or the teeth.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.