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International Home Fashions and Bilt-Safe Technologies Recall "Classic Beautyrest" Electric Throws Due to Fire Hazard

Recalled August 15, 2007 · CPSC recall 07276 · International Home Fashions and Bilt-Safe Technologies

Recalled Electric Warming Throw
Hazard
Bunching, folding or tucking of these electric throws can cause them to overheat, resulting in smoldering, melting, fire and burn hazards.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the electric throws. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available. Destroy or discard the recalled electric warming throws. Consumers should not return the throws to the retailer where purchased.
Units
About 37,100
Incidents / injuries
Bilt-Safe has received 38 reports of the throws overheating, including at least 15 reports of fires and four reports of consumers suffering blistering or minor burns to the hand, leg and back.

Description

This recall involves 52 inch by 62 inch electric warming throws. The 100% acrylic throws were sold in various colors and patterns and have model number BST-06-THR. The model number is located on the care label sewn into the throw. "Classic Beautyrest" and "Automatic Electric Warming Throw" is printed on the product's packaging. Model numbers with the following date codes are included in this recall: B00106 through B36506. Bilt-Safe Technologies, Inc. and the date code are printed on the bottom of the care label.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the electric throws. The firm is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available. Destroy or discard the recalled electric warming throws. Consumers should not return the throws to the retailer where purchased.

Contact

The firm is out of business. Call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772.

Product
Classic Beauty Rest Electric Warming Throws
Manufacturer(s)
Ningbo Veken Elite International Trading Company Ltd., of China
Imported by
International Home Fashions Inc., of Black Mountain, N.C. · Bilt-Safe Technologies, of Black Mountain, N.C.
Retailers
Kmart, the Fingerhut catalogs, and the LTD Commodities LLC Web site from August 2006 through February 2007 for about $30.
Made in
China

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Official recall notice on cpsc.gov →

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