The Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Spectrum Brands, Inc. of Middleton, WI, owns subsidiary Empower Brands, LLC has voluntarily issued a recall of all Black & Decker Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers. The steam-ers can expel, spray or leak hot water during use, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
About 1.6 million (518,500 units were previously recalled in November 2022) are involved in this recall and were sold at Walmart, Target, Amazon, Bed Bath & Be-yond and other stores nationwide, including online at www.walmart.com, www.target.co, www.amazon.com, www.bedbathandbeyond.com and www.blackandecker appliances.com from June 2021 through February 2024 for between $14 and $23.
This recall expansion involves all Black+Decker Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steam-ers, including those that were repaired as part of a previous recall in November 2022. The steamers were sold in a variety of colors. The name BLACK+DECKER is located at the base of the steam-er. The steamer measures about 11” high by 6” wide and has a large handle. The model numbers are printed on the bottom of the steamer and on all side of the color package, and UPC codes are printed on the sides, back ad bottom of the color package. For a complete list of the model numbers involved in this recall, please visit: www.cpsc.gov and click on “Recalls.”
Since the recall was announced in November 2022, Empower Brands has re-ceived 317 reports of hot water expelling from the recalled steamers, including 82 re-ports of burn injuries, seven of which were second-degree burns. 94 of these incident reports involved units that were repaired as a part of the original recall or models fea-turing the update design, including 19 burn injuries.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled BLACK+DECKER Model HGS011 Easy Garment Steamers, and contact Empower Brands to receive a full refund. There have been continued reports of burn injuries that were repaired as a part of the previous recall in November 2022. The remedy has now been changed to a refund for all units. Consumers, including those who received a replacement upper assembly as part of the November 2022 recall, should contact Empower Brands for a full refund.
For more information, please visit www.blackanddeckerappliances.com and click on “Safety Notices at the bottom of the page.