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Keurig Recalls Coffee Machines, System Can Overheat
A recall for 7 million of these machines is underway. Some 90 people have been burned by the unit.
Photo credit: Consumer Product Safety Commission
If you own the Mini Plus Brewing System by Keurig, with model number K10, apparently you should consider returning it.
Keurig is recalling 7 million of these units, according to NECN, because they can overheat and spray water.
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The Consumer Product Safety Commission received some 200 reports of liquid escaping from the brewing system, and 90 consumers reported burn-related injuries.
Consumers, reported the commission, should contact Keurig for a free repair. The units were sold between Dec. 2009 and Dec. 2014 at Kmart, Kohl’s, Target, Walmart and other retailers.
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