Italian Villa - Homerends plates, bowls and tableware

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 27, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.

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1report to CPSC
Mar 27, 2012the latest report was made
Mar 27, 2012the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Italian Villa - Homerends
Maker: Gibson Overseas Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Plates, bowls and tablewareNot drinking glasses, cups or mugsCPSC’s product type: Tableware & Accessories (excluding drinking glass,cups,mugs) (code 474), in Kitchen: Cookware & Tableware

By month

1 report from April 2011 to March 2012; the most in March 2012, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
March 2012	1

How badly anyone was hurt

First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

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

The reports, as CPSC published them

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First aid
Made Mar 27, 2012, sent to the company Apr 4, 2012, published by CPSC Apr 25, 2012

The product, in the report: Hometrends -Italian Villa Set Tea cup

The dish ware set Italian Villa by Home Trends is used by my family as an everyday dish ware set. My mother and I purchased this 8 piece set from Walmart and I was looking for a set that was microwave safe. The stamp on the bottom of the dishes state that it is dishwasher and microwave safe. The dishes have safely been used in the dishwasher but the microwave use of these dishes have been of an increasing concern and now just plain and clear that it is unsafe for usage. Microwaving a bowl of instant oatmeal has always left the bowl so hot that pot holders and kitchen towels had to be used to transfer the cooked oatmeal into another bowl to be eaten. Heating up an already made cup of tea has burned my 14 year old daughter’s hand and two weeks ago I burned my finger with 3 linear burns and blisters as I attempted to retrieve the cup of tea from the microwave after heating it up for 1 minute. I attempted finding Home Trends online and found the website www.hometrends-dinnerware.NET in which I sent 3 emails detailing the burn injury I sustained from the unsafe dish ware set that I have in my possession.
Today, stupid me, I should have learned my lesson, but I again put a cup of tea into the microwave to reheat it for 1 minute and was again burned on my hand. I am now taking these cups out of my cupboards so noone will be injured by these cups again. I contacted Walmart and spoke to the manager and then was referred to Gibson in California and will now forward pictures and a detailed email of my experience. I think the composition of these dishes are not made safe for the microwave use and should be investigated. This is not an isolated incident from what I have read.

Bought from
Walmart
Where
Millstone Twp, New Jersey: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 14, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Italian Villa - Homerends, made or sold by Gibson Overseas Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(4/20/2012) Gibson Overseas Inc.: We received the initial complaint from the consumer on 03/27/2012. In the claimants statment to our Customer Service member about the oatmeal episode. The claimant stated that she had placed the oatmeal in the microwave for 3 - 4 minutes. EACH MICROWAVE’S WATTAGE IS DIFFERENT AND THUS COOKING TIME WILL THEN VARY FROM THE INSTRUCTIONS ON THE PACKAGE OF WHAT IS BEING COOKED DEPENDING ON WHAT WATTAGE THE MICROWAVE HAS. We tested the ceramic mug reenacting the situation that the claimant encountered. We tested the product in 3 different microwaves and got 3 different results. Below is a chronological list of correspondence with the claimant and our Customer Service Department. 03/27/2012 - Our Customer Service Department asked the claimant to provide a written statement along with pictures and a sample of the product. The claimant stated that she had been using the dinnerware for 2 years without incident. 04/04/2012 - Since we did not receive the requested items, we called the claimant and left a voicemail. 04/05/2012 - Claimant returned our call. She stated that she had purchased 2 sets of this dinnerware and wanted it exchanged. We sent a UPS Call Tag that afternoon to pick up a sample of the claimant’s dinnerware. 04/12/2012 - We received the sample from the customer today at 11:55 a.m. 04/17/2012 - Tested product attempting to recreate the problem the claimant encountered. We tested in 3 different microwaves and got 3 different results. - Customer Service spoke to the claimant notifying her of the test results. They also gave her information about what might cause different conduciton of heat in ceramic products - such as microwave wattage, raw materials used in ceramic, etc. It was also explained that even when a product is stamped ‘Microwave Safe’, this does not mean it won’t get hot in the microwave. Microwave Safe means that the product should not crack, break or leach in the microwave. Therefore, whenever placing product in a microwave, the consumer must take precautions when handling the product when removing from the microwave. 04/17/2012 - During the above conversation we told the claimant that we would replace her 2 year old dinnerware, but we would like her to pay 1/2 of the $34 shipping charges since she did get 2 yeaars usage out of the dinnerware. SHE REFUSED!!! We again reiterated the importance of being watchful and careful when removing items from the microwave and to adjust the cooking time if need be because of higher voltage microwaves. 04/18/2012 - We sent several catalog pages of our dinnerware to the claimant for her to choose the pattern that she would like. Once we receive her selection, we will ship the new dinnerware and send a UPS Call Tag for the old dinnerware.

CPSC report 20120327-47F26-2147468909. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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