Solo glasses, cups and mugs
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 14, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
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- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 14, 2012the latest report was made
- Mar 14, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Solo
- Maker
- SOLO CUP COMPANYMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Glasses, cups and mugsCPSC’s product type: Drinking Glasses, cups, and mugs (code 478), in Kitchen: Cookware & Tableware
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2012 | 1 |
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Mar 14, 2012, sent to the company May 8, 2012, published by CPSC May 22, 2012
The product, in the report: White Hot 12 oz (354 ml) Paper Cups (200 count bag)
An employee was heating a cup of water in the microwave, when they smelled smoke. Upon removing the paper cup, the employee noticed that the bottom of the paper cup was charred black and that the cup was emitting smoke.
The respondent said that their company had one of their safety specialists conduct tests on some of these cups, with water in them and without water and the same thing happened each time. The problem began to occur after the microwave had been on for 90 seconds (on the high setting). The cup began to burn around the bottom seam portion. The respondent said that they assumed that the seam contains an adhesive that became hot enough to burn the paper cup. They had to stop their test at 90 seconds to avoid their smoke alarms going off.
The microwave is rated for 1000 watts. When the tests were conducted by the respondent’s company, the microwave was on the default setting “high”. Three tests were conducted (2 with water and 1 without in the cup) and they were all done for the exact same length of time and the microwave was on the same setting each time. The results were the same for all three tests.
The respondent noted that there were no warnings on the cups or their packaging that stated they should not be used in a microwave.
- Model
- Item# 24862
- UPC
- 041165958973
- Bought from
- Costco
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2012, about then
- Where
- Georgia: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Solo, made or sold by SOLO CUP COMPANY
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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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.
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