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Tea Forte rope or string

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 28, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Dec 28, 2021the latest report was made
  • Dec 28, 2021the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Tea Forte
Maker
Tea Forte Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Rope or stringCPSC’s product type: Rope or String (code 852), in Home Maintenance and Structures: Tools & Hardware

By month

1 report from January 2021 to December 2021; the most in December 2021, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
December 20211

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 Dec 28, 2021, sent to the company Dec 30, 2021, published by CPSC Jan 14, 2022

    The product, in the report: The orange box labeled CHAKRA. Inside includes 20 tea bags that are packaged individually in smaller orange boxes. Each individual string on the tea bag is the potential hazard if heated in a microwave.

    A flame ignited from to heating a teabag in the microwave. This product is from TeaForte.com. I received this nice tea set as a gift. I was heating up one of their teabags in a cup of water in the microwave like I normally do for other teas I purchase. A flame on the “string” connected to the tea bag immediately ignited. Thankfully, I was able to stop the power on the microwave and blow out the flame. Had I walked away, that flame could have caused a horrible fire in my home and possibly injuring myself. Afterwards, I looked closer at the tea box. On the BOTTOM of the box and the BOTTOM of each package of tea (each is packaged individually in a smaller box), it does say DO NOT MICROWAVE INFUSER. I inspected the string further by cutting it open and found that there is a thin metal string with cloth string wrapped around it. So it is not apparent that this product contains metal and must not be used in the microwave. The product that I specifically have is in an orange box and labeled CHAKRA. I am not sure how can this company can expect every consumer to know to look at the BOTTOM and read the very small printed instructions. This is a very dangerous product for those not familiar with this type of tea bag infuser. The box says this is a product crafted for Tea Forte, Inc. Maynard, MA 01754, USA, Certified Organic by CERES GMBH, a Product of Germany and packed in China.

    UPC
    663199133623
    Serial number
    3300/04037
    Where
    United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 42, Unspecified
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Tea Forte, made or sold by Tea Forte Inc.
    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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