FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 23, 1997
Release # 98-016
Company Phone Number: (888) 735-5585 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Halcyon WaterSpring Inc. Announce Recall of Wipe
Warmers
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Halcyon WaterSpring Inc.
of Ontario, Canada, is recalling about 536,000 Dex Wipe
Warmers, an electric heating pad that warms baby wipes. The
Wipe Warmers, distributed by Dex Products Inc., of Benicia,
Calif., could overheat and melt.
Halcyon WaterSpring is aware of six incidents involving
melting of the product and one alleged fire of undetermined
cause where other products were present.
The Wipe Warmer is about 27 inches long and 3 1/2
inches wide, and wraps around disposable plastic containers
to warm the baby wipes inside. The product's cloth cover is
white; covered with pink, blue, yellow and green handprints;
and has Velcro fasteners. The tan or off-white, plastic
warmer unit inside the cloth cover has a white sticker that
lists the model number, WW-01. The warmer comes in a mostly
purple box with the words, "Dex Products Wipe Warmer, A must
for every nursery!" printed in white.
Various retail stores nationwide sold the Wipe Warmers
from January 1994 through December 1996
for about $10 to $15.
Consumers should stop using the Wipe Warmer immediately
and call Halcyon WaterSpring Inc. at (888) 735-5585 between
9 a.m. and 5 p.m. EDT Monday through Friday for information
on how to receive a full refund or replacement. Consumers
also can write to Halcyon WaterSpring Inc., 355 Champagne
Drive, Donsview Ontario, Canada M3J266.
Replacement Wipe Warmers have three vertical stabilizer
bars in the plastic warmer unit to help prevent overheating.
Wipe Warmers sold after December 1996 are not involved
in this recall. They have a red bar across the top of the
white label located on the warmer unit.