FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
November 21, 2000
Release # 01-036a
Company Phone Number: (718) 417-1717
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
Desk Fans Recalled by Morton Paper Co.
PRODUCT: Desk Fans - The Morton Paper Co., of Brooklyn, N.Y., is voluntarily
recalling about 4,500 desk fans. The desk fan being recalled is a 16-inch
"PIONEER" brand. The desk fan is labeled on its base "PIONEER, 16" DESK FAN,
MADE IN TAIWAN". Discount stores in the metropolitan New York area sold these
electric fans from April 1999 through June 2000 for about $20.
PROBLEM: The fans could overheat during use, and do not have sufficient guards
to prevent possible finger entrapment. These fans present electrocution, shock,
fire, and finger amputation hazards.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: None reported.
WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using these fans immediately and return them
to the store where purchased for a full refund. For more information, call
Morton Paper Co. collect at (718) 417-1717 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday
through Friday.
