# CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits
> **CPSC recall** · 1999-12-07 · 00028 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 00028
- **Date:** 1999-12-07
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Texsport five-piece mess kit

## 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.

## 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.

## 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."

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2000/CPSC-Southern-Exchange-Co-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Camp-Mess-Kits)
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