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1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 7, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 7, 2013the latest report was made
  • Jan 7, 2013the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Sonic Technology
Maker
Sonic Technology Products, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Insect traps, poweredCPSC’s product type: Insect Traps, Powered (code 1460), in Yard & Garden: Other

By month

1 report from February 2012 to January 2013; the most in January 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 7, 2013, sent to the company Mar 26, 2013, published by CPSC Apr 9, 2013

    The product, in the report: electric sonic wave pest control unit

    (01/04/2013) The consumer stated that she tried to unplug the unit to plug it into another outlet. She stated that she could not remove it. She stated that she felt the marble tile wall around the outlet, as well as the outlet itself. It felt warm to the touch. The consumer cut the power for the outlet at the circuit breaker. The consumer called her electrician but it was late in the day. She left a message. She called back early Saturday morning (01/05/2013)/. The electrician was there within 20 minutes. The electrician had to cut the wires to remove the unit. He cut the plate out of the wall. The metal prong had melted into the plastic of the outlet. The unit had been plugged into this outlet for about seven or eight months. The electrician checked to see if there any burn damage in the electrician box for the outlet. There was no damage. The electrician had to cut the electrical wire where it had burned.

    Model
    E85608-2
    Bought
    Jan 1, 2009, about then
    Where
    Spotsylvania, Virginia: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Sonic Technology, made or sold by Sonic Technology Products, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

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CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 8, 2026. Updated monthly.

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