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All product recalls associated with Sam's Club.
Total Recalls
3
Past Year
0
Class I (Serious)
0
Most Recent
Oct 1997
Data from FDA, USDA, CPSC, and NHTSA public records. Recall counts vary by company size, industry, and reporting practices. Always check official sources for current information.
Sports Blast Drink Bottles Recalled by Chiquita Brands NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 9, 1997 Release # 98-007 Company Phone Number: (800) 524-3841 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Nychelle Fleming, (301) 504-7063 CPSC, Chiquita Brands Announce Recall of Sports Blast™ Drink Bottles WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Chiquita Brands of Cincinnati, Ohio, is voluntarily recalling and withdrawing from the market 177,559 cases of sports drink bottles sold under the brand name Sports Blast™. These bottles have plastic pull-up tops that can separate from the cap, presenting a potential choking hazard to young children. Chiquita has received 10 reports of children pulling the bottle tops off with their teeth. No injuries have been reported. Sports Blast™ drinks are sold in 8-ounce plastic bottles. They come in four flavors: "Rollin Blue Raspberry," "Freestyle Fruit Punch," "Inline Orange" and "Groovin Grape." The Chiquita logo and the words "Sports Blast...Naturally Flavored...Sports Drink" are printed on the bottle's label. The bottles come in a variety pack containing 24 of the 8-ounce bottles. Costco Wholesale, Sam's Club and BJ's Wholesale Club stores nationwide sold cases of Sports Blast™ bottles from March 1997 through August 1997 for about $6. Consumers can safely drink the product by completely removing and destroying the plastic cap. Consumers can return unopened bottles to the store where purchased for a refund. Consumers can call Sports Blast at (800) 524-3841 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday for more information. Other Chiquita Brands products are not involved in this recall.
Maxi-Heat Electric Heaters Recalled by King of Fans NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 September 17, 1997 CPSC CONTACT:Mark Ross, (301) 504-7076 Release # 97-190 CPSC, King of Fans Announce Recall of Portable Electric Heaters WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), King of Fans of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., is recalling about 5,000 portable electric heaters. The heater's cover can separate from the bottom housing and expose live electrical parts, presenting shock and electrocution hazards to consumers. King of Fans has received one report of the heater separating and exposing live electrical parts. No injuries have been reported. The portable electric heater, measuring 8 inches high and 6.5 inches wide, is made of black ceramic and comes with a 6 foot cord. "MAXI-HEAT" is written on the front of the heater next to power and safety indicator lights. The heater has top-mounted controls for temperature and speed and a pull-up handle. A silver label on the bottom of the heater reads in part, "ELECTRIC AIR HEATER, MODEL NO. H-415, MADE IN TAIWAN, UL LISTED." The heaters have serial numbers between 0026000 and 0031000, which also are located on the silver label. The heater is packaged in a cardboard box labeled in part, "MAXI-HEAT SUPREME...CERAMIC HEATER...WITH AUTOMATIC THERMOSTAT CONTROL...MODEL H415." There are pictures of the heater on all sides of the box. Sam's Club stores nationwide sold the portable electric heaters from September 1993 through February 1994 for about $35. Consumers should stop using the heaters immediately and return them to King of Fans, 1951 N.W. 22nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33311 to have the heater repaired or replaced or to receive a refund. Consumers will be reimbursed for postage. Consumers should include a return address and specify whether they want the repair, replacement or refund. For more information, consumers should call King of Fans at (800) 749-3267 between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday.
April 20, 1995 Release # 95-106 WASHINGTON, D.C. - CPSC, the West Bend Company of West Bend, Wis., is announcing a repair program for 425,000 Automatic Bread and Dough Makers. The breadmakers can overheat, presenting a fire hazard.West Bend is aware of three recent incidents in which a faulty circuit board of the control panel overheated and caught fire. Neither CPSC nor West Bend is aware of any injuries.However, consumers should stop using the recalled breadmakers and call West Bend at (800) 874-4084 between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. central time. West Bend will provide free pickup and repair of the breadmakers. And, each repaired unit will have its warranty extended for an additional 12 months.This recall program involves all models of West Bend Automatic Bread and Dough Makers manufactured between June 1, 1994 and April 9, 1995. Consumers can verify if they own one of these West Bend Bread and Dough Makers by checking the five- or six-digit manufacture date stamp, which includes the month, date and year of production, attached to the back of the unit.The box-shaped breadmakers mix, knead and bake breads. The breadmakers are made of either white metal with a white plastic lid or black metal with a black plastic lid. The part of the lid with the control panel is labeled in part "Automatic Bread and Dough Maker... West Bend...." The units were sold nationwide and in Canada at leading retailers such as Wal-Mart, Target, and Sam's Club. The twelve models involved in this program had suggested retail prices of up to $300.00.The action taken by West Bend to notify CPSC of the bread makers' potential fire hazard was acknowledged by Ann Brown, CPSC Chairman. "The corporate responsibility demonstrated by West Bend in initiating this repair program and seeking CPSC's cooperation is a good example of industry working voluntarily with government to provide safer products.