PlainRecordsCPSC · Consumer product recall
Glass fish bowls
- Date
- April 24, 2014
- Manufacturer
- Shanghai Freeart Trading Co. Ltd., of China
- CPSC title
- PetSmart Recalls Fish Bowls Due to Laceration Hazard
- Products
- Glass fish bowls
- Description
- This recall involves the 1.75-gallon glass fish bowl that is shaped like a brandy snifter. These fish bowls were sold under the Great Choice or Top Fin brand names with SKU number 5140161 and UPC code 737257187092. The SKU and UPC codes are printed on a white sticker on the bottom of the fish bowl.
- Hazard
- The glass fish bowls can crack, shatter or break during normal handling, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
- Remedy
- Consumers should immediately stop using the fish bowl and return it to any PetSmart store for a full refund.
- Remedy options
- Refund
- Units
- About 10,200
- Injuries reported
- PetSmart has received 10 reports of the glass fish bowl breaking during normal use, including five reports of cuts to fingers and a knee. Four of the cuts required stitches. One required surgery for a lacerated tendon in a consumer's finger.
- Sold at
- PetSmart stores nationwide from February 2013 through September 2013 for about $20.
- UPC
- 737257187092
- Made in
- China
- Consumer contact
- PetSmart toll-free at (888) 839-9638 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. MT Monday through Friday or online at www.petsmart.com and click on About PetSmart at the bottom of the page, then click on Product Notices and Recalls for more information.
- Importer
- PetSmart Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.
- Distributor
- PetSmart Inc., of Phoenix, Ariz.
- Recall number
- 14155
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Related recalls
- Expanded or announced again later: PetSmart Expands Recall of Fish Bowls Due to Laceration Hazard (Nov. 17, 2015)
Source: CPSC · Consumer product record. View the agency notice. The agency notice governs; check it and the company before acting.