Christmas Tree Shops Recalls Oven Rack Guard Due to Fire Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Jan 06, 2011, 04:00 ET

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- 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.

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Name of product: Oven Rack Guard

Units: About 430

Importer: Christmas Tree Shops Inc., of Union, N.J.

Manufacturer: Gong Ming Xia Cun Plastic Mfy, Bao An, China

Hazard: The product cannot withstand the high temperatures stated on the packaging and can overheat posing a fire hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received nine reports of the product causing smoke or catching fire. Of those eight reports, three consumers reported property damage and five reported injuries, such as headache, sore throat, nausea and eye irritation from smoke.

Description: The recalled Oven Rack Guard is intended to be placed on an oven rack to prevent burns on the arms or wrist when placing items in or removing them from an oven. The Oven Rack Guard is off white in color, 18 inches long and contains five metal snaps that secure the Oven Rack Guard to the oven rack. The SKU number is 66262 and the UPC number is 15697769. Both numbers are located on the package.

Sold at: Christmas Tree Shops primarily in the New England, Mid-Atlantic and Midwest regions in October 2010 for about $3.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and return it to any Christmas Tree Shops location for a full refund.

Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Christmas Tree Shops toll-free at (888) 287-3232 with calls accepted 24 hours a day, 7 days per week, or visit the firm's website at www.christmastreeshops.com.

Photos available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml11/11087.html.

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 it by visiting https://www.cpsc.gov/cgibin/incident.aspx.

Firm's Recall Hotline: (888) 287-3232

CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772

CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission