IKEA Recalls LYDA Jumbo Coffee/Tea Cups Due to Burn Hazard

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 6, 2013. Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Recall date: June 06, 2013 – Recall number: 13-210

Recalled IKEA LYDA jumbo cup

Recall Summary

Name of product: LYDA jumbo cups

Hazard:The cups can break when hot liquid is poured into them, posing a burn hazard.

Remedy: View Details

Refund

Consumer Contact: IKEA, toll-free at (888) 966-4532 anytime or online at www.ikea-usa.com and click on the recall link on the home page.

Recall Details

Units: 11,000 in the United States (220,000 worldwide)

Description: This recall involves IKEA’s LYDA jumbo coffee/tea cups. The 20-ounce cups are four inches tall and are white with a pink rose and green leaves. Printed on the bottom of the cup is the following information: Model number 302.033.7; Supplier number 10866; the IKEA logo; the words “IKEA of Sweden Design and Quality,” and “Made in Thailand.”

Incidents/Injuries: No incidents of injuries have been reported in the United States. There have been 20 incidents reported worldwide, including 10 scalding injuries.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled LYDA jumbo cups and return them to any IKEA store for a full refund.

Sold exclusively at: IKEA stores nationwide and on the firm’s website at www.ikea-usa.com from August 2012 through April 2013 for about $5.

Importer: IKEA North America Services LLC, of Conshohocken, Pa.

Manufactured in: Thailand

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov

CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion 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 30 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 @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC’s free e-mail newsletters.

Source: cpsc.gov