FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 16, 2000
Release # 01-033b
Company Phone Number: (732) 787-1191
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
Electric Fans Recalled by Agis Enterprises Co.
PRODUCT: Electric Fans - Agis Enterprises Co. Inc., of West Keansburg,
N.J., is recalling about 11,800 electric fans. The fans being recalled
are a 12-inch desk fan, a 16-inch desk fan, a 16-inch stand fan, an 18-
inch stand fan with three legs, and an 18-inch stand fan with a round
base. Writing on all of these fans includes "AGIS" and "MADE IN TAIWAN."
Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these electric
fans from April 1998 through September 1999 for about $50.
PROBLEM: The fans could overheat during use, present an electrocution
hazard and do not have sufficient guards to prevent fingers from
contacting the fan blades, posing the risk of finger amputations.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.
WHAT TO DO: Stop using these fans immediately and return them to the
store where purchased for a refund. For more information, call Agis
Enterprises Co. Inc., collect at (732) 787-1191 between 9 a.m. and 5
p.m. ET Monday through Friday.
