The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Wal-Mart announced on January 13 that 600,000 crockpots, or “slow cookers” have been recalled because the handles could break and cause hot food to burn the person handling the appliance.
The involved products are GE Oval and Double Dish Slow Cookers that were imported by Hamilton Beach/Proctor-Silex and sold exclusively at Wal-Mart stores between August 2000 and December 2002 for approximately $25.
There have been 531 reported cases of handles breaking, and four consumers have been burned.
The affected model numbers are 106661 and 106851. Wal-Mart has created a toll-free number at (888) 293-3343 for consumers who own one of these products.
“Consumer safety recalls are not as effective as they can be because so many occur,” says Joan Bounacos, president of Consumer Help Web. The consumer advocacy company recommends that consumers sign up for one of the federal government’s recall mailing lists. “The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued more than 20 recalls in December alone,” Bounacos said. “Getting a little extra email is a good trade-off for making sure consumers stay safe.”
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This post was written by George Bounacos on January 17, 2005
