Recall of the Week: Slow cookers sold at Kohl’s due to fire hazard

Sensio Inc., a Montreal importer/distributor, is recalling about 25,000 slow cookers.

The slow cooker's control panel can overheat and melt, posing a fire hazard.

Sensio has received 60 reports of the control panels of the slow cookers smoking, melting and sparking and three reports of panels catching fire. Fourteen incidents resulted in minor damage to countertops. No injuries have been reported.

The recall involves the Bella Kitchen 5-quart programmable slow cookers. Only slow cookers with model number WJ-5000DE and date codes 0907 or 0909 are included in the recall.

The slow cookers are black and "Bella Kitchen" is marked on the control panel. The model number and the four-digit date code are printed on a label on the underside.

Manufactured in China, the slow cookers were sold exclusively at Kohl's Department stores from July 2009 through December 2009 for between $20 and $40.

Consumers should stop using the slow cooker immediately, unplug it, and contact Sensio for information on receiving a refund.

For additional information, contact Sensio at 888-296-9675 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.acbpromotions.com/sensiorecall.

For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.

Copyright 2010, Rita R. Robison, Consumer Specialist