Amax is recalling 44,000 Bostitch electric pencil sharpeners because the electric components inside can energize the pencil sharpener, posing a shock hazard. Amax has received one report of a consumer who received a shock from the Bostitch pencil sharpener.
The recall includes ® brand electric pencil sharpeners Quietsharp Glow™ Classroom and Super Pro™ Commercial electric pencil sharpeners. They were sold at Office Depot, Staples and other office supply stores and distributors nationwide and online at Amazon.com from April 2012 through August 2015 for between $70 and $155. The sharpeners have a silver body, six pencil sharpener openings on the black front dial and a removable pencil shaving tray on the front. “Bostitch” is embossed on the side.
Consumers should immediately stop using these electric pencil sharpeners, unplug them from the outlet and contact Amax for a free replacement.
