WASHINGTON, July 28, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Oven-Mitts-Recalled-by-Loot-Crate/
Recall Summary
Name of Product: Marvel Thanos Infinity
Gauntlet oven mitts
Hazard: The oven mitts lack thermal protection, posing a
burn hazard to consumers.
Remedy: Replace
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled oven mitts,
destroy them and contact Loot Crate to receive a replacement
product of equal or greater value.
Consumer Contact: Loot Crate toll-free at 855-456 6827
from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. PT Monday through
Friday or online at www.lootcrate.com and click "Important
Oven Mitt Recall" at the top of the page for more information.
Recall Details
Units: About 360,000 (in addition, about 15,000 were sold
in Canada and about 380 were sold
in Mexico)
Description: This recall involves the Marvel Thanos
Infinity Gauntlet oven mitts. The oven mitt's outer shell is 100%
polyester in primarily a golden yellow color with blue, purple,
green, red and black accents. The Marvel logo can be found on the
upper center part of the oven mitt. Made in China and UPC code 15129322 are printed on the
care label on the inside seams of the oven mitts.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 241 reports of
burn injuries, including reports of the glove melting and burning
consumers' skin.
Sold exclusively at: www.lootcrate.com as an item
included in their May 2016
subscription "Power"-theme box. The subscription was available from
April 2016 through May 2016 for about $20.
Distributor: Loot Crate, Inc. of Los Angeles, Calif., supplied by ICUP, Inc. of
Cherry Hill, N.J.
Manufactured in: China
Note:
Health Canada's press release is available at:
http://www.healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/index-eng.php
Profeco's (Mexico) press release
is available at
http://www.profeco.gob.mx/Verificacion/alertas_nvo.asp
About U.S. CPSC:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death
associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products
under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and
property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation
more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC
is committed to protecting consumers and families from products
that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's
work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals –
contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries
associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a
publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a
mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go
online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at
800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing
impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information
at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's
free e-mail newsletters.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this
toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to
report unsafe products.
Media Contact
Please use the phone numbers below for
all media requests.
Phone: 301-504-7908
Spanish: 301-504-7800
Recall Number: 16-235
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