DETAILS: Tassimo espresso T Discs manufactured by Kraft Foods Global Inc., of Northfield, Ill.; sold at department, mass merchandise, home improvement and other stores nationwide and online from August 2011 through February 2012. The recall involves Gevalia, Maxwell House and Nabob brand espresso T Discs. The T Discs are plastic discs filled with coffee that are inserted into Tassimo coffee makers to brew single cups of hot espresso drinks. They were sold in packages of eight or 16 espresso T Discs. The T discs were manufactured in the United States.
WHY: The espresso T Discs can become clogged and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds onto consumers and bystanders during or after brewing, posing a burn hazard.
INCIDENTS: There have been 21 reports of incidents of hot liquid and/or coffee grounds spraying onto consumers and bystanders, including four reports of second-degree burn injuries. One injury involved 2-year-old girl from Canada who received second-degree burns to her face.
HOW MANY: About 2.1 million packages in the United States and an additional 1.9 million in Canada.
FOR MORE: Contact Tassimo at 866-918-8763 Monday through Friday between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. EST and Saturday between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. EST or visit the firm's website at http://www.tassimosafetyrecall.com .