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Professional Styler Hair Dryers Recalled Electrocution Risk Cited

CPSC recall 94001. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Electrocution/Electric Shock

CPSC recall 94001 has the recall date 1 Oct 1993. The notice names the firm MBR Industries. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Electric shock.

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CPSC recall 94001: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
OCTOBER 1, 1993 Release # 94-001 PRODUCT: Approximately 10,000 "Professional Styler" hair dryers - model 600-53000, sold by MBR Industries Inc. primarily in Florida from 1990 through August 1993. The words "Professional Styler" or "Professional Styler by Pomair" are printed on the nozzle and the model number is embossed on the handle. PROBLEM: The hair dryer contains a device intended to protect the consumer from electrocution in the event that the hair dryer falls into water while in the "power off" position. Thirty-six percent of the hair dryers tested by Commission staff revealed large amounts of current leakage during immersion while the power switches were in the "off" position. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should immediately stop using the hair dryers and return them to: Customer Service, P.O. Box 640364, N. Miami, FL 33164. Consumers will receive a full refund of purchase price and postage. For further information call: (305) 769-1000, Monday through Friday, between 10:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time). WASHINGTON, DC -- CPSC, MBR Industries Inc., Miami, FL, is voluntarily recalling the "Professional Styler" hair dryer model 600-53000. The hair dryer contains a protective…
ProductProfessional Styler by Pomair hair dryers
ProductProfessional Styler hair dryers, Hair Dryers
ManufacturerMBR Industries; Pomair

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1993: not given
CPSC recalls of 1993
75
Recalls of 1993 with one of the same hazards
11%
Recalls on the register that name MBR Industries
2

Other recalls of the firm

Other CPSC recalls that name MBR Industries
DateRecall
14 Aug 1989Hazardous Hair Dryers Recalled

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 94001. https://recallregister.com/product/5497-professional-styler-hair-dryers-recalled-electrocution-risk-cited/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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Source
US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Licence
US government work, public domain
Data retrieved
30 Sep 2026
Newest CPSC recall on the register
24 Sep 2026

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Questions

Does CPSC recall 94001 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 94001 has no incident or injury text.
How many CPSC recalls name MBR Industries?
2 CPSC recalls on this register name MBR Industries. This recall is 1 of them.