The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·09244·Announced 2009-06-16

Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee Blade Grinders Recalled for Laceration Hazard

Starbucks is recalling about 530,000 blade coffee grinders because they may fail to turn off or turn on unexpectedly, posing a laceration risk.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a structural defect in a consumer product that resulted in reported injuries (hand lacerations), meeting the criteria for a Severe rating (score 4) due to significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

Starbucks Coffee Co. is recalling approximately 530,000 Starbucks Barista® and Seattle's Best Coffee® blade coffee grinders. The recall was initiated because the grinders can fail to turn off or turn on unexpectedly, which poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

The affected units were sold at Starbucks and Seattle's Best Coffee stores nationwide from March 2002 through March 2009 for about $30. The grinders were manufactured by Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. in China. The recall includes specific models identified by color and SKU number, including Stainless Steel, Green, Pink, Orange, Teal, Cranberry, Olive, Black, and Brown Metallic variants.

The firm has received 176 reports of grinders that failed to turn off or turned on unexpectedly. This includes three reports of hand lacerations that occurred when the grinders turned on unexpectedly during cleaning. Consumers should immediately stop using the coffee grinders and contact Starbucks to receive a free replacement grinder.

The recalled product

Product
Starbucks Barista® Blade Grinders and Seattle's Best Coffee® Blade Grinders
Manufacturer
Tsann Kuen (Zhangzhou) Enterprise Co. Ltd. ("TKL"), of China
Category
Consumer Product — Small Kitchen Appliances
Hazard
Affected units
530,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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