Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that Wilton Industries Inc. is recalling Chefmate 2-quart tea kettles sold with a black enamel finish and a solid black resin handle due to possible burn hazard. The Chefmate logo is stamped on the bottom of the aluminum tea kettle.
Consumers should stop using this product unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Product Information
Units: About 716,000 in the United States and 1,400 in Canada
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 13 reports of incidents, including five reports of steam traveling up the handle, three reports of hot water spilling from the spout and a report of a hot handle. In addition, four consumers reported the tea kettle base melting onto the stove burner. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tea kettles and return them to any Target store, or contact Wilton Industries for a full refund.
Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2006 through May 2013 for about $9.00.
Importer: Wilton Industries Inc., Woodridge, IL
Manufacturer: PT Maspion and Shanghai Xiang Mao Stainless Steel
Manufactured in: Indonesia and China
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
About the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency’s jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC’s work to ensure the safety of consumer products – such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
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