Coravin Recalls to Repair Wine Access System Due to Laceration Hazard

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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Jun 25, 2014, 08:35 ET

WASHINGTON, June 25, 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.

Recall Summary

Name of product: Wine Access System

Hazard: The system can cause wine bottles to break during pressurization, posing a risk of lacerations.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled wine access system and contact Coravin for a free repair kit that includes a neoprene wine bottle sleeve to contain broken glass when a bottle breaks and updated instructions and warnings. The wine access system should not be used on wine bottles with damages or flaws.

Consumer Contact: Coravin toll-free at (844) 267-2846 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email [email protected], or online at www.coravin.com, and click on "Important Safety Announcement – Recall to Repair" for more information.

Photos are available at: http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/Coravin-Recalls-to-Repair-Wine-Access-System.

Recall Details

Units: About 65,000 in the U.S. and about 640 in Canada

Description: This recall involves all Coravin™ 1000 Wine Access Systems. The system uses a hollow needle to penetrate a wine bottle cork and allow wine to be dispensed without removing the cork. The system is about nine inches tall and has a silver-colored, metallic tubular body with a detachable black plastic capsule cup attached to the bottom and trigger on the top. A black metal handle is attached at the top of the tube and a black metal, moveable bottle clamp is attached to the front side of the tube. A long, metallic needle protrudes from the underside of the handle. The Coravin name and logo appear on the front side of the tube. The system comes with a silver-colored storage base and two argon gas capsules.

Incidents/Injuries: Coravin has received 13 reports of bottles breaking, including one in which a bottle burst into four pieces and resulted in an injury involving two chipped teeth and a laceration that required stitches, four in which the bottles cracked and leaked, and eight in which bottles broke into two pieces.

Sold at: Coravin.com and other online retailers and at wine shops from July 2013 to June 2014 for about $300.

Importer: Coravin Inc., of Burlington, Mass.

Manufactured in: China

Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/recall-alert-rappel-avis/hc-sc/2014/40215r-eng.php.

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