FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
March 13, 2003
Release # 03-094
Firm's Recall Hotline: (877) 659-4844 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Mark Ross, (301) 504-7908
CPSC, Trudeau Corp. Announce Recall of Fondue Sets
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Trudeau Corp., of Woodridge, Ill., is voluntarily
recalling about 45,200 fondue pots sold as a part of a 17 piece set at
Bed, Bath and Beyond stores. The plastic handles that are attached to
the fondue pots can melt and crack during heating on a range top, posing
burn and fire hazards to consumers.
Trudeau has received 13 reports of the plastic handles breaking or
melting, which involve 6 reports of burn injuries to hands, feet, and
other body parts.
The recalled fondue pots are labeled on the box as model number
82-384. The pots are brushed stainless steel, with a brushed stainless
steel fork guide on the rim of the pot. The sets included six
black stoneware sauce/condiment bowls and six chrome-plated
forks with color-coded tips. There is a black triangular-shaped handle
with a center hole on either side of the fondue pot. The fondue pot sits
on a black, four-legged stand, which houses the burner. The fondue sets
were sold under the brand name "Trudeau."
Bed, Bath and Beyond stores nationwide sold the fondue sets from
August 2001 through July 2002 for about $20.
Consumers should immediately stop using the fondue set and contact
Trudeau at (877) 659-4844 anytime to receive a replacement fondue pot
with handles that will not melt or crack, and an incentive gift set of
six stoneware fork rests. Consumers also can visit the firm's web site
at www.trudeaucorp.com