Wipe Warmers Recalled by Halcyon WaterSpring
Kids’ product recall 98-016. Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 1997.
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Announced by CPSC on Oct 23, 1997. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
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What’s wrong with it?
Fire & Fire-Related Burn
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
Wipe Warmers Recalled by Halcyon WaterSpring NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 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.
Dex Wipe Warmer electric heating pad s.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by Halcyon Water Spring.
- Made by Dex Products.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
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