| Product name |
Magnetic Trivets |
| Description |
This recall involves Tristar Products magnetic trivets sold with Copper Chef 10-Piece Cerami-Tech Nonstick Cookware Sets and sold separately. The trivets attach to the bottom of hot metal cookware, allowing it to be placed on tables. The trivets have four magnets encased in silicone and come in copper, burgundy, blue, and black colors. Each set includes an 11 inch square pot with glass lid, steamer tray, fry basket, 11 inch fry pan with glass press, 9.5 inch square pot with glass lid, a cookbook, and two magnetic trivets. |
| Problem |
Magnets can detach from the trivets, posing an ingestion hazard to children.When two or more magnets are swallowed, they can link together inside the intestines and clamp onto body tissues, causing intestinal obstructions, perforations, sepsis and death. Internal injury from magnets can pose serious lifelong health effects. |
| Distribution |
QVC for between $75 and $120 when sold as part of the cookware set and $10 when sold separately. |
| Company |
Tristar Products 800-718-5136; web site www.Tristarproducts.com |
| Dates sold |
October 2017 through October of 2018 |
| Date posted |
07/30/2019 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commissions' news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2019/Tristar-Products-Recalls-Magnetic-Trivets-Due-to-Magnet-Ingestion-Hazard-Recall-Alert |
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