Church & Dwight Recalls Rechargeable Spinbrush Sonic

Church & Dwight Co., Inc. is voluntarily recalling Spinbrush Rechargeable Sonic toothbrushes because the charging base may overheat with localized melting and sparking, possibly causing fire, shock or burns. The risk of these malfunctions appears to increase with the age of the product.

To date, Church & Dwight has received six consumer reports of overheating in the U.S. and one consumer report in Canada. There have been no reported injuries to date.

The recall is limited to select lots of Spinbrush Rechargeable Sonic toothbrushes. Products with lot numbers outside of these ranges are not at risk and are not subject to this recall, according to the company.

In addtion, the Spinbrush battery-powered or Spinbrush Sonic battery-operated toothbrushes do not have a charging base with an electric cord and plug and are not subject to this recall.

The indicated lots were distributed between February 2010 and October 2011 in all U.S. states and in Canada.