About 42,000 glass water bottles in the United States and 2,200 in Canada are being recalled, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
Imported by Crate and Barrel, a division of Euromarket Designs Inc., of Northbrook, Ill., the glass beverage bottles can shatter when the consumer is removing or inserting the stopper, posing a laceration hazard, according to the commission. The water bottles were made in China.
The firm has received seven reports of the recalled water bottles shattering, including four reports of hand lacerations.
The recall involves clear glass water bottles including 22-ounce bottles with SKU number 437-151 and 50-ounce bottles with SKU number 437-169. The SKU numbers are listed on a white bar code label on the bottom of the item.
The water bottles were sold only at Crate and Barrel stores, through the Crate and Barrel's catalog, and on the Web at www.crateandbarrel.com between December 2008 and February 2010 for between $9 and $17.
Consumers should immediately stop using the glass water bottles and return them to a Crate and Barrel store for a full refund, the commission advises. Consumers who purchased the water bottles through Crate and Barrel's catalog or on the firm's Web site should contact Crate and Barrel to arrange to return the water bottles for a full refund.
For additional information, contact Crate and Barrel at 800-451-8217 between 7 a.m. and 9 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday, or visit the firm's Web site at www.crateandbarrel.com.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
