News From CPSC: 1 Recall Announced Today

 

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1. Cheryl & Co. Recalls Jingle Bell Ornaments Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively By QVC

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Cheryl-And-Company-Recalls-Jingle-Bell-Ornaments/

 

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1. Recall Date: January 20, 2016

Recall Number: 16-079

 

Cheryl & Co. Recalls Jingle Bell Ornaments Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively By QVC

http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Cheryl-And-Company-Recalls-Jingle-Bell-Ornaments/

 

Recall Summary

 

Name of Product: Cheryl’s Jingle Bell ornaments with cookies and confections

 

Hazard: The decorative cutouts on the ornament have sharp metal edges that pose a laceration hazard to consumers.

 

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled ornaments and return them to QVC for a full refund. Consumers are urged to use caution while handling the product. QVC will mail all known customers instructions for returning the product.

 

Consumer Contact: QVC at 800-367-9444 between 7 a.m. and 1 a.m. ET daily or visit the firm’s website at www.qvc.com and click on Product Recalls for more information.

 

Recall Details

 

Photos available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2016/Cheryl-And-Company-Recalls-Jingle-Bell-Ornaments/

 

 

Units: About 25,000 box sets

 

Description: This recall involves Cheryl’s Jingle Bell ornaments that were sold with 64 cookies and confections. The round aluminum ornaments measure approximately 4 inches in diameter, have four snowflake cutouts and were sold in a set of eight units per box (two each of red, green, gold and silver).

 

Incidents/Injuries: QVC has received140 reports of consumers who received finger cuts while handling the ornaments, including four consumers who required stitches.

Sold exclusively by: QVC televised shopping programs and online at QVC.com from November 2015 to December 2015 for about $55.

Importer: Cheryl & Co., of Westerville, Ohio

 

Manufactured in: China

 

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