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[Saint Phlip]

FYI, since I know we've been discussing smokers here...

NEWS from CPSC
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Office of Information and Public Affairs
Washington, DC 20207

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 31, 2006
Release #06-173

Firm's Recall Hotline: (800) 489-1581
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc. Recalls Electric Smokers for Fire Hazard

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of Product: Electric Smokehouse Smokers

Units: About 10,700

Manufacturer: Masterbuilt Manufacturing Inc., of Columbus Ga.

Hazard: Smoldering wood chips used in the wood chip box can ignite into
flames when the door of the unit is opened, posing a risk of burn
injuries to users and property damage to nearby combustibles.

Incidents/Injuries: Masterbuilt has received two reports of units that
were damaged as a result of wood chip flare-ups. No injuries or property
damage were reported.

Description and Models: The smokers cook food slowly at lower
temperatures and use wood chips to produce smoke inside the unit for
flavor. Wood chips are placed inside the smoker and heated using an
electric burner element to produce smoldering coals. The electric
smokehouse model ESQ30B has a black powder coated outer shell with the
Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The electric
smokehouse model ESQ30S has a stainless steel outer shell with the
Masterbuilt Electric Smokehouse logo on the front door. The model number
is located on a metal plate on the back of the unit.

Sold at: Sporting goods stores sold these smokers nationwide from July
2005 through May 2006 for between $200 and $250.

Manufactured In: China

Remedy: Consumers should stop using these smokers immediately, and
contact the firm to receive free repair kit.

Consumer Contact: For more information, call Masterbuilt at (800)
489-1581 anytime, or visit the firm's Web site at www.masterbuilt.com

To see this recall on CPSC's web site, including a picture of the
recalled product, please go to:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml06/06173.html

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting
the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more
than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction.
Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents
cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The CPSC is committed
to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The
CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys,
cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals -
contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline in the rate of
deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's
hotline at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270, or
visit CPSC's web site at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. To join a CPSC email
subscription list, please go to www.cpsc.gov/cpsclist.asp. Consumers can
obtain this release and recall information at CPSC's Web site at
www.cpsc.gov.

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Saint Phlip

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