THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT SAFETY RECALL WAS VOLUNTARILY CONDUCTED BY THE FIRM IN COOPERATION WITH THE CPSC. CONSUMERS SHOULD STOP USING THE PRODUCT IMMEDIATELY UNLESS OTHERWISE INSTRUCTED.
NAME OF PRODUCT: PAULA DEEN® HAMMERED CAST IRON COOKWARE
UNITS: ABOUT 51,000
RETAILER: QVC INC., OF WEST CHESTER, PA.
DISTRIBUTOR: MEYER TRADING CO. LTD., OF HONG KONG
HAZARD: THE RECALLED COOKWARE CAN CRACK OR SHATTER, POSING BURN AND LACERATION HAZARDS TO CONSUMERS.
INCIDENTS/INJURIES: QVC AND MEYER TRADING HAVE RECEIVED 79 REPORTS OF THE COOKWARE CRACKING OR SHATTERING WHILE HEATED. ONE CONSUMER REPORTED A MINOR BURN INJURY TO AN ARM.
DESCRIPTION: THIS RECALL INVOLVES THE PAULA DEEN® 11-INCH CAST IRON GRILL PANS AND GRIDDLES. THEY WERE SOLD AS QVC ITEM NUMBERS K14984, K11970 AND K135024. THE COOKWARE IS BLACK AND HAS THE PAULA DEEN® LOGO AND THE PRODUCT SIZE ENGRAVED ON THE BOTTOM. NO OTHER PAULA DEEN® COOKWARE IS INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL.
SOLD THROUGH: QVC’S TELEVISED SHOPPING PROGRAMS, ITS WEB SITE WWW.QVC.COM, AND QVC RETAIL AND EMPLOYEE STORES FROM OCTOBER 2007 THROUGH JULY 2009 FOR BETWEEN $35 AND $55.
MANUFACTURED IN: CHINA
REMEDY: CONSUMERS SHOULD IMMEDIATELY STOP USING THE RECALLED COOKWARE. KNOWN PURCHASERS WERE MAILED INSTRUCTIONS FOR OBTAINING A FULL REFUND. CONSUMERS WHO PURCHASED THE COOKWARE AT A QVC STORE SHOULD RETURN IT TO ANY QVC STORE FOR A FULL REFUND.
CONSUMER CONTACT: FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, CONTACT QVC AT (800) 367-9444 BETWEEN 7 A.M. AND 1 A.M. ET ANY DAY, OR VISIT THE COMPANY’S WEB SITE AT WWW.QVC.COM
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