Product Recall Number: 13-269
Why was Chefmate 2-Quart Tea Kettles recalled?
Steam can travel up the handle, or water can spill from the spout, posing a burn hazard to the consumer. In addition, the leaking steam can cause the kettle to fail to whistle. If water completely evaporates from the kettle, the aluminum bottom can melt onto the stove and pose a burn hazard.
Product Recall Number: 13-269
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2013-08-20
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Chefmate 2-Quart Tea Kettles
Description: Steam and hot water can leak from the black 2-quart tea kettle handle and spout. Consumers have reported leaks and the kettle base melting onto the stove burner.
Hazard Description: Steam can travel up the handle, or water can spill from the spout, posing a burn hazard to the consumer. In addition, the leaking steam can cause the kettle to fail to whistle. If water completely evaporates from the kettle, the aluminum bottom can melt onto the stove and pose a burn hazard.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 716,000 in the United States and 1,400 in Canada
Incidents: The firm has received 13 reports of incidents, including five reports of steam traveling up the handle, three reports of hot water spilling from the spout and a report of a hot handle. In addition, four consumers reported the tea kettle base melting onto the stove burner. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled tea kettles and return them to any Target store, or contact Wilton Industries for a full refund.
Sold At: Target stores nationwide and online at Target.com from January 2006 through May 2013 for about $9.
Importers: None Listed
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Indonesia and China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed