# Black & Decker Toaster Lawsuit; Improve Recall Remedy
> **CPSC recall** · 1998-04-23 · 98097
## Recall
- **Number:** 98097
- **Date:** 1998-04-23
## Products

Black & Decker Spacemaker Optima Model T1000 Type 1 Horizontal Toasters

## Manufacturer(s)

Black & Decker

## Description

Black & Decker Toaster Lawsuit; Improve Recall Remedy NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Originally issued April 23, 1998, Revised January 29, 2008 Release # 98-097 Company Phone Number: (800) 746-2159 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772 CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052 Black & Decker Contact: Suzanne Jones, (203) 926-3447 Note: The company's telephone number and hours of operation have changed. CPSC, Black & Decker Settle Toaster Lawsuit; Improve Recall Remedy WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and The Black & Decker Corp. announced today the resolution of CPSC's administrative Complaint against Black & Decker and an improved nationwide recall of the Spacemaker Optima Model T1000 Type 1 Horizontal Toasters. In its Complaint, CPSC alleged that Black & Decker's unilateral recall announcement of October 27, 1997, did not go far enough in notifying the public of the recall or the potential fire hazard associated with the toasters, and the consumer remedy was not adequate. In its Answer, Black & Decker denied the allegations contained in the administrative Complaint. After the Complaint and Answer were filed, CPSC and Black & Decker began working cooperatively to modify and improve Black & Decker's original recall program. Black & Decker is improving its recall by offering consumers their choice of a free Spacemaker Optima Toaster or other selected replacement product instead of a coupon toward the purchase of a product. Consumers who have already contacted Black & Decker about the toaster recall and used a coupon to purchase another product will now be able to select from a list of replacement Black & Decker products, also for free. Extensive measures are underway to get word of the risk and new remedy to consumers. The toasters are being recalled because they can allow food to catch on fire, and when the toaster door

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/1998/CPSC-Black--Decker-Settle-Toaster-Lawsuit-Improve-Recall-Remedy)
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