For Immediate Release
July 2, 2002
Release # 02-193
CPSC Media Contact: Scott Wolfson (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1189
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
PM International Recall Hotline: (800) 377-6332
CPSC, PM International Ltd. Announce Recall to Replace International Adapter
Plugs
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), PM International Ltd., of Edison, N.J., is
voluntarily recalling about 22,000 international 2-prong adapter plugs.
PM International imported the adapter plugs from a manufacturer in
China. The adapter plug can separate when the plug is removed, exposing
live electrical conductors, posing an electric shock or electrocution
hazard to consumers.
PM International received one report of a consumer who received an
electric shock when he contacted the exposed conductors when he removed
the plug.
The 2-prong, slip-on adapter plugs are used to connect American 2-
pronged electrical plugs into various foreign outlets. The adapter plugs
are plastic with a white matte finish. The only marking on the plug is
"6A250V", which is molded on the bottom surface between the prongs of
the adapter. No other writing appears on the adapters. PM International
sold the adapter plugs individually and as part of a traveling kit with
voltage converters. Only adapter plugs sold individually are included
in the recall.
Catalogs and electronic stores nationwide sold the adapter plugs
from November 2000 through March 2002 for about $3.
Consumers should immediately stop using these adapters and contact
the store or catalog where purchased to receive a free replacement
adapter. Consumers can contact PM International at (800) 377-6332
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.