The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·07182·Announced 2007-05-08

Pier 1 Imports Recalls Orange and Red Glassware Due to Laceration Hazard

Pier 1 Imports is recalling approximately 180,000 orange and red glassware pieces because they may crack or break unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a risk-of-harm product (laceration) where injury has been reported (minor cuts), fitting the High severity criteria for products with reported injury but no severe harm or fatalities.

Plain-English summary

Pier 1 Imports, of Fort Worth, Texas, is recalling approximately 180,000 orange and red glassware pieces, including large and small tumblers, goblets, and margaritas. The recalled items feature a red bottom and orange top for tumblers, or a clear bottom with red and orange tops for margaritas and goblets. The glassware can crack or break unexpectedly, posing a laceration hazard.

Pier 1 Imports received 17 reports of glassware that cracked or broke, including one report of an injury involving minor cuts from broken glass. The products were sold at Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide, on its website, and in its April 2007 catalog from January 2007 through April 2007 for about $6 each. The glassware was manufactured in China.

Because the firm is no longer in business, a recall remedy is no longer available. Consumers should discard the product. For more information, consumers can call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.

The recalled product

Product
Orange/Red Glassware Pieces
Affected units
180,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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