Listen Live

News

Over 350k curling irons recalled for burn hazard

3 days ago in Business, Community, Health, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Over 350k curling irons recalled for burn hazard

Photo: Saga Communications/cpsc.gov


ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Over 350,000 curling irons are being recalled.

J & D Brush says the LXT-CL-1.0 model of its Bio Ionic curling irons has a defect that poses a burn hazard.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission says the barrel of the iron can snap and detach. There have been 258 reports of the barrel detaching, and six reported injuries.

Rating label on recalled curling iron. Source: cpsc.gov

The affected product has a date code between 0722 and 1223 etched on a prong of the power cord plug.

 

The product was sold on Amazon.com, Bioionic.com, Salon Centric (in-store and online), Ulta (in-store and online), Sephora (in-store and online), Nordstrom (in-store and online), and other beauty supply retailers from August 2022 to July 2024.

Consumers are advised to stop using the product immediately and contact Bio Ionic to register for a free replacement. You will be asked to cut off the plug and return it to the recalling firm using a prepaid shipping label.

Date code location on recalled curling iron. Source: cpsc.gov

Questions? Contact Bio Ionic at (877) 853-9627 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday or visit their website.

Tags:

Story © 2025 Saga Communications|WHCU - Images © 2025 Saga Communications

Recent Headlines

2 days ago in Entertainment

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV. Here’s what customers should know

Disney content has gone dark on YouTube TV, leaving subscribers of the Google-owned live streaming platform without access to major networks like ESPN and ABC.

2 days ago in Community, Government, Health, Lifestyle, Local

Tompkins County activates Code Blue protocols for October 31

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Temperatures are expected to dip below freezing this Halloween. Tompkins County is activating Code Blue protocols…

2 days ago in Entertainment

Dictionary.com’s word of the year is ‘6-7.’ But is it even a word and what does it mean?

Go ahead and roll your eyes. Shrug your shoulders. Or maybe just juggle your hands in the air. Dictionary.com's word of the year isn't even really a word. It's the viral term "6-7" that kids and teenagers can't stop repeating and laughing about and parents and teachers can't make any sense of.