FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 5, 1998
Release # 98-051
Company Phone Number: (800) 326-3933 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC, Meyer Corp. Announce Recall of Circulon Whisks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer
Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Meyer Corp. of Vallejo,
Calif., is recalling about 60,300 Circulon Whisks. The whisk
has a plastic pin that can detach during use and fall into
food, presenting an ingestion hazard.
Meyer Corp. has received one report of the pin falling
into food being prepared. The consumer experienced minor
cuts to the mouth after eating the food into which the
plastic pin had fallen.
The Circulon Whisk is a black, plastic whisk designed
for use with nonstick cookware. The whisk measures about
13.5 inches long. The plastic pin that can detach holds the
whisk to the handle assembly. "CIRCULON" is imprinted into
the whisk's handle.
Department and specialty stores nationwide sold the
whisk from February 1996 to December 1997 for about $8.
Consumers should stop using the whisk immediately and
return it to Meyer Corp. in exchange for a free kitchen tool
of their choice, or return it to the store where purchased
for a refund or credit of the purchase price. For additional
information or to find out how to return the whisk to the
company, consumers should call Meyer Corp. at (800) 326-3933
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. PST Monday through Friday.