More than a million coffee-makers have been recalled after users suffered serious burns from being spattered with scalding liquid.
The Tassimo single-cup brewers and espresso T-discs have caused problems, with 140 reports of consumers being sprayed with coffee grounds - including 37 incidences of second-degree burns.
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The machines, made by BSH Home Appliances Corporation based in Irvine, California, have been sold at department and home improvement stores across the country and are widely used in hotels and restaurants. They were also available to buy online from June 2008.
The product is also available in the UK from major department stores, electrical goods outlets and supermarkets. However the recall is limited to the U.S. and Canada.
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