Coffee makers recalled

By Tom Qian | 2009-4-21 | ONLINE EDITION

PHILIPS has recalled 6,000 coffee makers in China, the Shanghai Evening Post reported today.

Forty percent of the HD7810 coffee makers have been sold in Shanghai and were made between June 8, 2006 and May 22, 2008.

The coffee makers reportedly could hurt users under extreme circumstances but no one has been hurt to date.

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