Check Your Home for These Winter Weather-Related Recalled Products

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Dec 22, 2011, 11:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Winter weather has arrived in much of the United States. Play it safe by checking if your cold weather-related products have been previously recalled before you use them this season. It could save your life or that of your family.

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Product	Recall Press Release	Hazard
Meijer Touch Point Oscillating Ceramic Heaters (13,000 units)	11-277	The oscillating mechanism in the heaters can short out, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Flow Pro, Airtech, Aloha Breeze & Comfort Essentials Heaters (2.2 million units)	11-069	The heaters can malfunction resulting in overheating, smoking, burning, melting and fire.
Lasko Portable Electric Heaters (107,500 units)	11-121	An electrical connection in the base of the unit can overheat, causing it to melt and expose the electrical connection, posing a fire hazard to consumers.
Honeywell Electric Baseboard and Fan Heater Thermostats (77,000 units)	11-289	The thermostats can overheat, causing them to melt and smoke. This poses a burn hazard to the consumer.
GE Zoneline Air Conditioners and Heaters 90,600 units)	11-247	An electrical component in the heating system can fail, posing a fire hazard to consumers.

Find out more about these recalled products and others that may be in your home by visiting www.saferproducts.gov.

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

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission