The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·16199·Announced 2016-06-21

Tommee Tippee Electric Bottle and Food Warmers Recalled for Fire Hazard

Mayborn USA is recalling about 255,000 Tommee Tippee electric bottle and food warmers due to a fire hazard. The units can overheat, melt, smoke, and catch fire.

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 fire hazard with six reported incidents of overheating, melting, smoking, and catching fire, resulting in $16,000 in property damage. This aligns with the rubric criterion for 'significant injury/property-damage reports' under the Severe category.

Plain-English summary

Mayborn USA Inc. is recalling approximately 255,000 Tommee Tippee Closer to Nature electric bottle and food warmers. The recall involves units sold separately or as part of the Complete Starter Kit or All in One Newborn Set. These warmers are white with a gray adjustable control dial and have "Min" or "0" stamped on the left-hand side of the dial. The underside features the UL logo and a six alpha-numeric batch code that begins with a number and ends with "GY".

The warmers can overheat, melt, smoke, and catch fire, posing a fire hazard to consumers. The company has received six reports of these incidents, which resulted in $16,000 in property damage. No injuries were reported in the source text.

The affected units were sold nationwide from July 2011 through April 2016 at mass merchandise stores including Baby Depot, CVS, Kohl's, Target, and Wal-Mart, as well as online at Amazon.com, Diapers.com, Drugstore.com, and Quidsi.com. Prices ranged from about $21 for the individual warmer to about $120 for starter kits. Consumers should immediately unplug and stop using the recalled warmers and contact Mayborn for a free replacement.

The recalled product

Product
Electric bottle and food warmers
Manufacturer
Mayborn USA Inc., of Norwood, Mass.
Category
Consumer Product — Baby Products
Hazard
Affected units
255,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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