FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 4, 1998
Release # 98-104
Company Phone Number:(800) 668-5323 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052
CPSC and Keanall Products Inc. Announce Recall of Deluxe
Grill Rocks
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product
Safety Commission (CPSC), Keanall Products Inc., of Ardmore,
Tenn., is recalling approximately 4,200 packages
of Deluxe Grill Rocks, used as replacement briquettes in gas
grills. The rocks can break apart when heated, possibly causing
pieces to be ejected from the grill, and resulting in burns to
nearby consumers.
Keanall Products is aware of seven incidents where these
rocks fractured and pieces were ejected from the grill. One
consumer sustained minor burns.
The Deluxe Grill Rocks are pyramid shaped and reddish brown
in color. The product is available for sale in a box containing
approximately 54 pieces. The package reads, "GRILL Care gourmet
series...DELUXE GRILL ROCKS...Continually cleans as you cook --
virtually maintenance free." Much of the wording on the package
is in English, French and Spanish. The packages also show a photo
of shrimp cooking on a grill. The Deluxe Grill Rocks being
recalled were manufactured by CharmBrik & Stone Inc. in
Mexico.
Wal-Mart retail stores nationwide sold the Deluxe Grill
Rocks between January 1998 and April 1998 for about $10.
Consumers should stop using these Deluxe Grill Rocks
immediately, and return them to the store where purchased for a
refund, or call Keanall toll-free to return the product using the
company's overnight mail account. For more information, consumers
should call Keanall toll-free at (800) 668-5323 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.
EDT Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m EDT on Saturday, and
noon to 5 p.m EDT on Sunday.
Deluxe Grill Rocks made in the United States are not subject
to this recall.