Samsung on Friday announced a formal recall of 34 models of its top-load washing machines - more than a month after the U.S. government first issued a warning that the machines are unsafe. The washers can become dangerous when washing bulky items, such as comforters, which can cause the machines to vibrate violently or even burst apart. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) listed the recall Friday, saying that Samsung has received 733 reports of faulty machines. Nine resulted in injuries, including a “broken jaw, injured shoulder, and other impact or fall-related injuries,” the agency said. The close timing of the two faulty product issues raised some questions about whether consumers would start to doubt the general safety of Samsung products.

Source: thestar November 04, 2016 16:06 UTC