The Recall Desk
Our severity:SevereCPSC·07276·Announced 2007-08-15

Classic Beautyrest Electric Warming Throws Recalled for Fire and Burn Hazards

CPSC recalls about 37,100 Classic Beautyrest electric warming throws due to fire and burn risks. Consumers should stop using and discard the products.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 4/5 (Severe).

The hazard poses a serious risk of illness, injury, or structural failure. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire hazard with reported injuries, including blistering and minor burns, which aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling approximately 37,100 Classic Beautyrest Electric Warming Throws due to a fire and burn hazard. The 52-inch by 62-inch, 100% acrylic throws were manufactured in China by Ningbo Veken Elite International Trading Company Ltd. and imported by International Home Fashions Inc. and Bilt-Safe Technologies, both located in Black Mountain, N.C. The products were sold in various colors and patterns with model number BST-06-THR and date codes ranging from B00106 through B36506.

The hazard exists because bunching, folding, or tucking the electric throws can cause them to overheat, resulting in smoldering, melting, fire, and burn hazards. Bilt-Safe Technologies received 38 reports of the throws overheating, which included at least 15 reports of fires and four reports of consumers suffering blistering or minor burns to the hand, leg, and back.

The throws were sold at Kmart, through Fingerhut catalogs, and on the LTD Commodities LLC website from August 2006 through February 2007 for about $30. Because the importing firms are out of business, a remedy is no longer available. Consumers should immediately stop using the electric throws and destroy or discard them. Consumers should not return the throws to the retailer where purchased. For more information, consumers can call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.

The recalled product

Product
Classic Beauty Rest Electric Warming Throws
Manufacturer
Ningbo Veken Elite International Trading Company Ltd., of China
Category
Consumer Product — Electric Blankets/Warmers
Hazard
Affected units
37,100

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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