Product Recall Number: 04-570
Why was Corningware 4-Quart Slow Cookers recalled?
The heating element can drop to the bottom of the unit and melt through the plastic outer shell, posing burn and fire hazards.
Product Recall Number: 04-570
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2004-08-04
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Corningware 4-Quart Slow Cookers
Description: In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Select Brands Inc., of Lenexa, Kan., is voluntarily recalling about 39,000 Corningware Slow Cookers. The heating element can drop to the bottom of the unit and melt through the plastic outer shell posing burn and fire hazards.Name of Product: Corningware Slow CookersUnits: About 39,000 unitsManufacturer: Select Brands Inc., of Lenexa, Kan.Hazard: The heating element can drop to the bottom of the unit and melt through the plastic outer shell, posing burn and fire hazards.Incidents/Injuries: The retailer has received 10 reports of scorched or damaged countertops, though no injuries have been reported.Description: The recalled Corningware 4-Quart Slow Cooker (QVC item number K2585) has a removable white ceramic bowl with a glass lid and a plastic storage lid. The enclosure that surrounds the ceramic bowl is made of plastic. "CorningWare" is printed on the front of the unit underneath the digital display and control buttons. The model number, SC-40PL, is located on a silver label on the bottom of the base.Sold by: QVC television nationwide from January 2004 through April 2004 for about $30.Manufactured In: ChinaRemedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product. Consumers will receive direct notification from Select Brands about receiving a free replacement base.Consumer Contact: Call Select Brands at 1-866-663-4500 anytime.
Hazard Description: The heating element can drop to the bottom of the unit and melt through the plastic outer shell, posing burn and fire hazards.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 39,000
Incidents: The retailer has received 10 reports of scorched or damaged countertops, though no injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the product. Consumers will receive direct notification from Select Brands about receiving a free replacement base.
Sold At: QVC television nationwide from January 2004 through April 2004 for about $30.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: Select Brands Inc., of Lenexa, Kan.
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed