CPSC Recall in 2012: Tassimo Single-Cup Coffee Makers Recalled by BSH Home Appliances Due to Burn Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 12106

Date: February 08, 2012

Product Name: Tassimo Single-Cup Brewers

Recall Description:

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

Hazard Description:

The plastic disc, or T Disc, that holds the coffee or tea can burst and spray hot liquid and coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers using the brewer and onto bystanders, posing a burn hazard.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Replace

Units: About 835,000 in the United States and an additional 900,000 in Canada

Incidents:

There have been 140 reports of incidents with the brewers spraying hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto consumers, including 37 reports of second-degree burn injuries. One incident involved a 10-year-old girl from Minnesota who received second-degree burns to her face and neck and had to be hospitalized.

Sold At:

Department, mass merchandise and home improvement stores nationwide and on various websites, including www.tassimodirect.com, from June 2008 through February 2012 for between $100 and $250. The Tassimo Professional model was sold directly to hotels and food service providers and they are being contacted directly.

Manufactured In:

Slovenia and China