CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits
CPSC Recall1 injuries · 1999-12-07 · 00028
Hazards
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.
Recall
Number
00028
Date
1999-12-07
Injuries reported
1
Products
Names
Texsport five-piece mess kit
Companies
Retailer(s)
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(s)
Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport), of Houston, Texas
Country of manufacture
China
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."