Hy Cite Enterprises LLC is recalling
about 1.7 million Royal Prestige 9-Ply thermal wall pots and pans.
The cookware can collapse, crimp, or
severely deform when exposed to heat, posing a burn and fire hazard to the
consumer and nearby property, the company and commission said in a joint
statement.
Hy Cite Enterprises is aware of
1,136 reports of cookware collapsing, crimping, or deforming, including one
report of consumers getting spattered with hot oil when the pan collapsed
inward while cooking.
This recall involves stainless steel
9-ply "Thermal Wall" pans sold under the "Royal Prestige" brand
name. The products were sold individually and in sets. The following cookware
is included in this recall:
- 1.5 qt. saucepan
- 2 qt. saucepan
- 3 qt. Dutch oven
- 4 qt. Dutch oven
- 6 qt. Dutch oven
- 8 qt. Dutch oven
- 8" skillet
- 10.5" skillet
- 10" paella pan
- 14" paella pan
Recalled pots and pans have a seal
including "Thermal Wall" and "9-Ply" imprinted on the
bottom of the pot or pan.
Manufactured
in Italy, the cookware was sold by independent distributors of Hy
Cite Enterprises through door-to-door sales for between $250 to $800 for
individual products and from $800 and $3,500 for sets.
Consumers should stop using the
cookware immediately and contact Hy Cite for instructions for sending the
cookware to the firm for repair, the company and commission advise. Damaged
pots and pans will be replaced.
To contact
Hy Cite Enterprises, call 800-609-9577
from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. CT Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT on Fridays,
and 8 a.m. to noon CT on Saturdays or at visit www.royalprestige.com or
www.hycite.com and go to the Recall Information link.
For more information on other
recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
