Tap Machine Sake Warmers

Description: Tap Machine Inc. Recalls Sake Warmers Due to Burn Hazard NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 21, 2007 Release #07-109 Firm's Hotline: (888) 556-0703 CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908 Tap Machine Inc. Recalls Sake Warmers Due to Burn Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product. Name of product: Sake Warmers Units: About 2,000 Distributor: Tap Machine Inc., of New Rochelle, N.Y. Hazard: These sake warmers can unexpectedly spray hot sake on consumers during use, posing a risk of serious burns. Incidents/Injuries: Tap Machine has received one report of a consumer sustaining first and second degree burns when using the sake warmer. Description: The recalled product is used to warm sake at restaurants, bars or for home use. The counter-sized unit is about 11-inches wide by 11-inches deep by 19-inches high. The unit warms sake to between 115 and 145 degrees Fahrenheit. It has a front-mounted spigot to control the flow of sake and uses an external 18 liter bag in the box reservoir or an external three liter refillable plastic reservoir, both of which contain sake and are placed on top of the unit. The recalled units have model number SM05 followed by serial numbers: 1001 through 3074, which is written on the left side of the units. Sold at: Tap Machine's Web site, by telephone order, and at various wine and spirit distributors from November 2005 through January 2007 for about $150. Manufactured in: Taiwan Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using these sake warmers and return them to Tap Machine for a full refund. Consumer Contact: Call Tap Machine Inc. at (888) 556-0703 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the company's Web site at www.sakewarmer.com [Learn More]