Tassimo recalls single-cup brewers and tea discs
Tassimo has announced an major recall of its Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers and matching Espresso T Discs due to safety concerns. The brewers and their accompanying discs, available in department stores and supermarkets across the US, are thought to pose a burn hazard in the event that the discs, which contain tea or coffee, get clogged, burst and spray hot liquid on users. So far, 140 reports of incidents involving brewers discharging hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves on users have been recorded, including 37 reports of second-degree burn injuries. Approximately 900,000 units of the brewers were sold in the US between 2008 and 2012. The same amount was sold in Canada. Tassimo brewers are manufactured by BSH Home Appliances Corp. and the discs by Kraft Foods Global, Inc.