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Family Chef electric coffee makers and teapots

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Oct 18, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Oct 18, 2017the latest report was made
  • Oct 18, 2017the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Family Chef
Maker
FAMILY DOLLAR STORESMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric coffee makers and teapotsCPSC’s product type: Electric Coffee Makers or Teapots (code 217), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from November 2016 to October 2017; the most in October 2017, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
October 20171

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 Oct 18, 2017, sent to the company Mar 7, 2018, published by CPSC Mar 22, 2018

    The product, in the report: Family Chef single cup coffeemaker Intertek 4008077

    This consumer is reporting his Family Chef single cup coffeemaker that he purchased from Family Dollar in St. Louis County, Missouri September/October 2016.

    He is reporting the product as a fire and shock hazard due to design of the unit. He said that there is an open area approximately ¼” to ¾” squared off near the top area and coming to a rounded moon shape at the bottom of it where the water leaks into the opening and directly onto the wiring if the water is over filled.

    There are no injuries being reported.

    The caller has not contacted the manufacturer and does not intend to contact them.

    Model
    60069
    UPC
    Unknown
    Serial number
    Unknown
    Bought from
    Family Dollar, Missouri
    Bought
    Oct 1, 2016
    Where
    Berkley, Missouri: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Family Chef, made or sold by FAMILY DOLLAR STORES
    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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