Recall: TJX Recalls Glass Beer Mugs Due to Burn and Laceration Hazards; Sold Exclusively at HomeGoods Stores
Description: This recall involves 16.9-ounce (500 ml) glass beer mugs. The mugs have a label attached to the side of the mug that reads: "Handmade in Poland." A second label on the bottom of the mug has the HomeGoods style number 069386.
Name of product: Glass beer mugs
Units: About 500 (in addition, about 1,500 were sold in Canada)
Hazard: The glass beer mug can break if heated or used with hot liquid, posing burn and laceration hazards.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop heating or using the recalled glass beer mugs with hot liquid and return them to the nearest HomeGoods store for a full refund.
Recall date: July 13, 2017
Incidents/Injuries: None reported in the U.S. HomeGoods has received two reports of the glass beer mugs breaking in Canada when heated or used with hot liquids, including one report of a burn injury to a consumer's abdomen.
Sold At: HomeGoods stores nationwide from May 2017 through June 2017 for about $4.
Importers: The TJX Companies, Inc. of Framingham, Mass.
Manufactured in: Poland
Consumer contact: HomeGoods at 800-888-0776 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.homegoods.com and click on Product Info/Recalls at the bottom of the page.
Recall number: 17-187