WASHINGTON, July 3, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
is warning consumers about the risk of serious injury or death
associated with the use of combination smoke and carbon monoxide
(CO) detectors with model numbers JKD512 and JKD512-COM. They were
sold under multiple brand names including Juzhiann, YANLOYZW,
JIKAIDA and Yieryi. Consumers should immediately dispose of these
products and install new detectors.
The detectors can fail to alert consumers to the presence of
smoke. Smoke sensitivity testing by CPSC found that they fail UL
217, the voluntary safety standard for smoke alarms, and may not
alert consumers in the event of a house fire.
In typical residential fire scenarios, there may be as little as
three minutes to escape after the smoke alarm sounds before the
conditions in the home become incapacitating or deadly. An
estimated 2,440 people in the United
States die every year from residential structure fires.
Furthermore, the risk of dying in a fire is twice as high in homes
without a working smoke alarm as compared to homes with smoke
alarms.
Shenzhen Juzhian Electronics Co., Ltd of China, the importer, has been unresponsive to
CPSC's request to recall these products.
The combination detectors are made of white plastic and measure
about four inches in diameter. The front of the detectors contains
a black plastic circle with a digital display placed in the center.
The back of the detectors contains three slots for AAA batteries as
well as a printed label that includes the model number, battery
specifications of the product and instructions. Model No. JKD512
and JKD512COM were sold under the Amazon ASINs B0CKZG94TL,
B0CPPWM3ZD, B0CKZGDKTS, B0CPPX415C, B0CPPXKYLN, B0CJMFNPR2,
B0CJMFH6ZP and B0CKZGKX56 on Amazon.com for between $16 and $38. The
combination smoke and CO detectors were also sold online at
Aliexpress.com and Alibaba.com.
CPSC urges consumers not to purchase or sell these
combination smoke and CO detectors. Stop using them, remove the
batteries, and dispose of these products immediately and install
new smoke and CO detectors that meet both the UL 2034 and UL 217
safety standards.
Note: Consumers should install combination smoke and
CO detectors on each level of their homes and outside separate
sleeping areas. Combination smoke and CO detectors should be
battery operated or have battery backup. Test combination smoke and
CO detectors frequently and replace batteries as needed.
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Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on
www.SaferProducts.gov.
Individual Commissioners may have statements related to this
topic. Please visit www.cpsc.gov/commissioners to search for
statements related to this or other topics.
About the U.S. CPSC
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with
protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death
associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products.
Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related
incidents cost the nation more than $1
trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of
consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of
injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50
years.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject
to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in
consultation with the CPSC.
For lifesaving information:
- Visit CPSC.gov.
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- Follow us on Facebook, Instagram @USCPSC and Twitter
@USCPSC.
- Report a dangerous product or a product-related injury on
www.SaferProducts.gov.
- Call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
- Contact a media specialist.
Release Number: 24-292
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