RSI Recalls Bathroom Medicine Cabinets Due to Injury Hazard; Sold Exclusively at The Home Depot

WASHINGTON, Jan. 16, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Recall Summary

Name of Product: Bathroom medicine cabinets

Hazard: The mirror or its back panel can separate and fall out, posing an injury hazard to consumers.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using and uninstall the recalled bathroom medicine cabinet; and return it to The Home Depot for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: RSI toll-free at (888) 774-8062 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, online at www.homedepot.com  and click on Product Recalls or e-mail [email protected] for more information.

Photos are available at http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/RSI-Recalls-Bathroom-Medicine-Cabinets

Recall Details

Units: About 14,000

Description: This recall involves four models of Glacier Bay®-branded bathroom medicine cabinets, manufactured between July 15, 2013 and October 10, 2013. They have a mirrored door, two adjustable and two fixed interior shelves. Some models have exterior display side shelves. They were sold in 21, 23 and 30-inch widths and in three finishes: cognac, java and white. "VOC" and the manufacture date are stamped on the exterior of the cabinet's back panel. The models below are included in this recall. The model and SKU number appear on the product's box.     

Incidents/Injuries: RSI has received two reports of the cabinet's mirror or back panel detaching and falling out. No injuries have been reported.        

Sold exclusively at: The Home Depot stores nationwide from August 2013 through October 2013 for between $70 and $90.

Manufacturer: RSI Home Products, of Anaheim, Calif.

Manufactured in: United States

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.  Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion 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 40 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.

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SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission