CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (1999-12-07). Hazards: burn. About 146,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 00028 |
| Published | 1999-12-07 |
| Last updated | 1999-12-07 |
| Product category | Cookers & Cookware |
| Products | Texsport five-piece mess kit |
| Firm named in the title | Southern Exchange Co. Inc. |
| Firms | Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport), of Houston, Texas (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 146,000 |
| Hazard classes | burn |
| Remedy classes | refund, replace, stop use |
| Sold | Camping, mass merchandise and army surplus stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico sold the mess kit, from May 1994 through September 1999, for about $3. |
Description
The five-piece mess kit being recalled was sold under the Texsport label. The kit includes a 5-inch aluminum sauce pan and cover, a 6.5-inch aluminum plate, a 7-inch aluminum fry pan, and a 4 oz. blue plastic cup. "Made in China" is on the bottom of the cup and on the fry pan handle. The mess kit was packaged in a green box, labeled in part, "mess kit.. item 13150... one person... 5-Piece... Texsport."
Hazard
The mess kit's sauce pan handle does not lock into place and the mess kit's fry pan handle can bend during use, spilling hot foods or liquids onto consumers and causing serious burns.
Remedy
Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit.
Incidents and injuries
CPSC and Texsport have received one report of a 10-year-old boy who received second-degree burns to his ankle when boiling water spilled from the sauce pan he was using.
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