Official recall notice
CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits
- Recall date
- 1999-12-07
- Category
- Consumer Product
- Units affected
- 146,000
Why it was recalled
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.
Recommended action
What to do
Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit.
Product 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."
Reported incidents
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.