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Expresso clothes steamers

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jan 29, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jan 29, 2018the latest report was made
  • Jan 29, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Expresso
Maker
Anvid Products Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Clothes steamersCPSC’s product type: Clothes Steamers (code 255), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Laundry, Fabric Care & Sewing

By month

1 report from February 2017 to January 2018; the most in January 2018, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20181

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, care not known 1 CPSC: Injury, Level of care not known

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. Hurt, care not known

    Made Jan 29, 2018, sent to the company Jun 12, 2018, published by CPSC Jun 26, 2018

    The product, in the report: Steam pressing machine

    Caller stated that while he was using the steamer to press his shirt halfway through he noticed an orange glow from the plate which then started to emit flames. He unplugged it and took it outside to prevent further damages. He stated that the flames were inside the device, he used a fire extinguisher to contain the fie/ He stated that there was charred marks on the unit.

    Caller stated that he contacted the manufacturer through email and also the retailer.

    Caller feels that this steamer is a fire hazard and should be reported.

    Right hand burned due to running outside with press.

    Model
    SSP-1990
    Bought from
    bed bath&beyond, New Jersey
    Bought
    Jan 8, 2018
    Where
    Toms River, New Jersey: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Expresso, made or sold by Anvid Products Inc.
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Level of care not known

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.

Source:

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

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