Crate and Barrel Recalls Holiday Milk Bottles

April 14, 2019
Posted by: aqiservice
Category: Quality Control

Holiday Milk Bottles Recalls Due To the plastic straw breaking

Holiday Milk Bottles Recalls Due To the straw breaking

Crate and Barrel of Northbrook, Ill., is recalling about 17,000 Crate and Barrel Holiday Bear Acrylic milk bottles, due to these plastic straws that comes with the milk bottle can crack or break, posing a laceration hazard.

Description:

This recall involves Crate and Barrel’s Holiday Bear Acrylic Milk Bottle. The clear acrylic bottle measures 5.5 inches tall and 2.75 inches wide at the base and has a removable plastic straw. A graphic of a bear in a red sweater is printed on the wide part of the bottle.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled milk bottles and contact Crate and Barrel to receive a full refund.

Incidents/Injuries:

The firm has received one report of the straw breaking. No injuries have been reported.

Sold Exclusively At:

Crate and Barrel retail stores nationwide and online at www.crateandbarrel.com from August 2018 through November 2018 for about $5.

Importer(s):

Crate and Barrel of Northbrook, Ill.

Manufactured In:

China

Recall source from CPSC: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Crate-and-Barrel-Recalls-Holiday-Milk-Bottles-Due-To-Laceration-Hazard#

Report an incident involving this product.

What to do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled milk bottles and contact Crate and Barrel to receive a full refund.

Consumers may contact Crate and Barrel at (800) 451-8217 from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. (CT) Monday through Friday, and 8 a.m. – 7 p.m. (CT) Saturday and Sunday, or online at www.crateandbarrel.com and click on “Product Recall” at the bottom of the page for more information.

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Short shot– shoot insufficient glue, parts of material or not full
Shrink– surface indentation caused by material cooling contraction
Rough edge– parting surface extrusion of plastic materials.
Melting seam- branch of flow reunited to the hair fine lines
Dent bump – parts by extrusion, collision result in surface depression and uplift
Deformation – bend, distortion, stretching.
Strain – open die in die surface or dermatoglyph delay result in surface scratches
Spots – point defects are different from the surrounding color
Scratches – parts out of the mould, scratches no caused by mould
Top is white –color white, often appear in the top position
Different color – there are differences between the local and surrounding of the color defects
Scorch– plastic combustion deterioration, usually yellow color, carbonization were black when seriously
Oil mark- pollution caused by release agent, thimble oil, rust-proof oil
Fracture – local material separate from noumenon.
Cracking– visible cracks
Bubbles – transparent products forming inside the hollow
Color difference –the difference between actual color and standard color

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