Keurig Green Mountain will recall 564,000 Keurig MINI Plus brewing machines in Canada after reports of people being burned by water overheating and spraying out of the machines. As many as 6.6 million machines are recalled in the U.S. There are said to have been 200 reports of such instances in both countries after reports of people being burned by hot liquid that sprayed from the devices. Some 90 incidents caused burn-related injuries, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The item has been sold since 2009 for about $100, the CPSC said today The recall comes two days before Christmas. Many units will be sitting under Christmas trees and the recall makes for an un-merry Christmas. Last month, the company said it had set aside an estimated $22 million for sales returns on “certain MINI Plus brewers, where in very rare cases hot liquid could escape the brewer.” Keurig said it expected to receive insurance money related to the defective machines and recorded a charge of $10 million in its fiscal 2014.
