Ice Cream Scoops Recalled by Associated Merchandising
NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 09, 1987
Release # 87-039
ICE CREAM SCOOPS RECALLED
WASHINGTON, DC --In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), the Associated Merchandising Corporation
(AMC), New York, New York, today announced a voluntary recall of
certain ice cream scoops imported by the company.
These scoops have a ceramic ice cream cone-shaped handle which
may crack under pressure, resulting in potentially severe cuts from
the broken pieces of the handle. Nine complaints have been reported
to AMC with two incidents involving serious cuts or injury.
Approximately, 6,000 units of the affected ice cream scoops were
distributed to retail stores nationwide from November, 1986 to March,
1987.
The ice cream scoop handle is ceramic, shaped like an ice cream
cone, and comes in four pastel colors - yellow, pink, green, and
blue. The box is pink with a clear plastic lid. The side of the box
is labeled with the style number L-0971 and "Made in Japan". A list
of AMC retail stores that sold the ice cream scoop is attached.
Consumers should remove these products from use immediately and
return them by mail or in person to the retailer where purchased for
a refund. Consumers will be reimbursed for mailing cost or
transportation costs in addition to the retail price of the item.
Consumers may call collect to the Associated Merchandising
Corporation on 212-536-4338 for additional information. To report
unsafe consumer products or to receive safety information call the
CPSC toll-free hotline number at 800-638-CPSC. The teletypewriter
number for the hearing impaired is 800-638-8270.