Walmart and Amazon Just Recalled a Small Appliance That Experts Have Labeled as “Hazardous”
Who really irons anymore? Actually, plenty of Americans still do, although some reports from recent years do speak to a decline in the old-school, meditative method of using an iron to smooth out apparel. Steamers, meanwhile, tend to be a good solution among the set without household space for an ironing board—but if you’ve purchased a compact portable steamer in the past year, today experts issued an extraordinarily vocal safety concern.
On Monday afternoon, Walmart’s website published a notice stating that the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) had announced a consumer warning to halt use of the Uomeod Mini Steamer immediately, citing “a risk of burn injury from hot water.” The mini steamers are typically used to press or remove wrinkles from clothing, drapery, or upholstery. CPSC states that 49 total reports complained the mini steamers have either ejected, spilled, or leaked hot water. These reports have resulted in nine burn injuries, including a second-degree burn incident in November 2023 that resulted from “hot water splashing onto a consumer’s thigh.”
An evaluation done by CPSC found that hot water could “eject” from the nozzle if the product was overfilled. CPSC says the product instructions and warnings “do not inform users how to avoid hot water ejections and do not adequately inform consumers of the burn hazard.”
The safety notice says Dongguan Esino Manufacturing Service Co. Ltd., of China, manufactured the mini steamers, which were sold online at Amazon.com by Uomeod-LZ001 of China. CPSC does not mention Walmart as a recalling retailer, but the Walmart recalls page says the appliances were sold on Walmart.com.
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