CPSC recall 00-028, announced December 7, 1999, covers Texsport five-piece mess kit (146,000 units). 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. The notice cites 1 incident report. Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit. Recall contact: call (800) 231-1402, or go to www.texsport.com.
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The five-piece mess kit being recalled was sold under the Texsport label.
Which products are included?
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."
Confirm these details on the official CPSC noticeWhy it was recalled
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.
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.
Official remedy
Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit.
Product and sales details
- Brand
- Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport)
- Recall number
- 00-028
- Units
- 146,000
- Manufactured in
- China
- Sold at / sales period
- 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.
- Distributor
- Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport), of Houston, Texas
Texsport five-piece mess kit
CPSC product type: Cookers & Cookware
Recall contact information
For more information about this recall, call Texsport at (800) 231-1402 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or access www.texsport.com
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