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Cafe Brew coffee makers and teapots, not electric

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Nov 26, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Nov 26, 2018the latest report was made
  • Nov 26, 2018the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Cafe Brew
Maker
Medelco IncorporatedMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Coffee makers and teapots, not electricCPSC’s product type: Unpowered Coffee Makers or Teapots (code 405), in Kitchen: Cookware & Tableware

By month

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

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hospital admission 1 CPSC: Injury, Hospital Admission

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. Hospital admission

    Made Nov 26, 2018, sent to the company Dec 4, 2018, published by CPSC Dec 19, 2018

    The product, in the report: The glass stovetop coffee percolator has a glass body with a plastic handle. Inside is a plastic percolator basket and basket stand. The percolator has a plastic lid. The plastic parts are black plastic. The inner plastic parts and lid are made of polypropylene plastic.

    My client owned a Medelco 8 cup glass stove top coffee percolator, model #PK008. The glass percolator was on the back right burner of the stove while she was cooking dinner on 10/14/2016. She noticed that the burner under the percolator was on. She turned off the burner and went to remove the percolator. The plastic handle was not hot to the touch. She lifted the percolator off to place it on the butcher block next to the stove, at which point the inside plastic parts including the plastic percolator basket and basket stand became liquefied plastic and erupted out of the glass percolator. The liquefied plastic splashed onto her hands, causing third degree burns to her right right hand and fingers, as well as scarring and other injuries. The product is manufactured by Medelco, Inc. It was previously sold under the brand name “One All” and now under the brand name “Cafe Brew”. The company operates its manufacturing business out of a facility at 54 Washburn Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06605. User reviews on numerous online retailers, including Amazon, cite incidents of the percolator’s plastic parts melting. These user reviews reporting that plastic parts “melted” date back to at least January 2012. Some user reviews include photographs showing the melted plastic parts.

    Model
    PK008
    Bought from
    Chef Central, New Jersey
    Bought
    Apr 1, 2015, about then
    Where
    New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 67, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)
    As this report names them
    Brand Cafe Brew, made or sold by Medelco Incorporated
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, Hospital Admission

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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