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CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits

U.S. CPSCBurnsDec 7, 1999
Recalled Texsport five-piece mess kit
Recalled Texsport five-piece mess kit

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

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.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit.

Incidents & injuries

CPSC and Texsport have received one report of a 10-year-old boy who received second-degree burns to his ankle when boiling water spilled from the sauce pan he was using.

Product 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."

Sold on

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.

Contact the company

For more information about this recall, call Texsport at (800) 231-1402 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or access www.texsport.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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