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Melinora Electric Heated Blanket
The internal wire heating elements can overheat and melt through the polyester fabric, posing a risk of burn injury and fire hazard to consumers.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the defective blankets and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous electric heated blankets.
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Product Safety Warning Details
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using Melinora Electric Heated Blankets immediately because the internal wire heating elements can overheat and melt through the polyester fabric, posing a risk of burn injury and fire hazard to consumers.
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the defective blankets and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous electric heated blankets.
The manufacturer, Leevana Inc., has been unresponsive to CPSC requests for a recall or information about this product.
The blankets are gray, machine washable electric heated blankets made with polyester fleece and sold in multiple sizes. The blankets have an attached white remote that can be used to adjust the heat to 10 different levels.
Report any incidents involving injury or product defect to CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
CPSC is aware of five reports of blankets smoking, melting or burning due to the heating elements overheating, including one burn injury.
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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. Since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
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