A massive recall of Tassimo single-cup home-brewed coffee makers has been ordered in Canada and the United States after reports a malfunction can burn users.
About 900,000 of the machines are being recalled in Canada and another 835,000 in the U.S.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada said there were 140 reports of the brewers injuring people, including 37 cases involving second-degree burns.
Health Canada said 61 of those cases occurred in Canada and 79 in the U.S.
One incident resulted in a 10-year-old Minnesota girl being hospitalized with second-degree burns to her neck and face.
A two-year-old Canadian girl also suffered second-degree burns to her face.
The commission said the problem is the coffee maker's "T-disc" (the plastic disc that holds the coffee or tea) can break and spray hot liquid, coffee grounds or tea leaves onto users or bystanders.
Another four million packages of Tassimo espresso T-discs manufactured by Kraft Foods Global Inc., in Illinois, are also being recalled after 21 reports of problems. About half of these discs were sold in Canada.
The brewers have either "Bosch" or "Tassimo" printed on the front, while "Tassimo Professional" is printed on the front of the professional version.
The Bosch brand models being recalled have numbers that begin with TAS100x, TAS200x, TAS451x, TAS46x and TAS651. The Tassimo professional version model number recalled is TAS6512CUL.
The models were sold at department and home improvement stores and online at various websites. They were manufactured in China and Slovenia.
Both Health Canada and the commission recommend people stop using the machines immediately and contact the company for a free replacement.
