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Product Recall Number: 02-114

Why was Fondue Set recalled?

The plastic ring with handles that is attached to the upper rim of the fondue pot can crack during normal heating or cooling, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.

Fondue Set
Here's product recall specific data for Fondue Set.

  • Product Recall Number: 02-114

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2002-03-06

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Fondue Set

  • Description: In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Trudeau Corp., of Woodbridge, Ill., is voluntarily recalling about 20,000 fondue sets. The recalled fondue pots are blue or white metal and have a black plastic ring that is attached to the upper rim of the fondue pot. The plastic ring includes two handles that allow for safe usage of the fondue pot. The fondue pot sits on a black, four-legged stand, which houses the burner. The fondue sets were sold under the brand names "Distinction by Trudeau" and "Trudeau Fondue Set."

  • Hazard Description: The plastic ring with handles that is attached to the upper rim of the fondue pot can crack during normal heating or cooling, posing burn and fire hazards to consumers.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: 20000

  • Incidents: Trudeau has received 30 reports of plastic rings breaking, including one report of a consumer who was burned on the hand and reported of fire damage to a rug.

  • Remedy: Consumers should stop using the fondue set immediately and contact Trudeau at 1-800-trudeau (800-878-3328) anytime to receive a replacement fondue pot.

  • Sold At: Retail stores nationwide, including Target, sold the fondue sets from October 2001 through January 2002 for between $20 and $40.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: None Listed

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed