Tennessee Injury Lawyer Blog

From October 2007 to July of 2009, QVC sold cast iron cookware endorsed by gregarious celebrity chef Paula Deen, but now they want it back. A recall has been issued for Paula Deen Hammered Cast Iron Cookware, specifically the 11-inch cast iron griddles and grill pans (QVC items K14984, K11970 and K135024) with the Paula Deen logo engraved on the bottom. QVC is encouraging its customers to return the cookware, originally sold for between thirty-five to fifty-five dollars, and receive a full refund after the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said that the cookware can crack or shatter when heated and poses a risk of burns and cuts to consumers. Meyer Trading Inc., the manufacturer of the cookware, and QVC informed the government that they had received reports of seventy-nine incidents involving the cookware. It is likely that most such incidents go unreported by the consumer, so the actual number of injurious incidents involving the cookware may be much higher. QVC indicated that it has contacted known purchasers of the cookware to inform them of the recall.

Clearly a cast iron pan that can crack or shatter when heated poses a danger to consumers. Primarily, consumers of the product bear the risk that the cookware will explode or crack, causing searing hot cast iron fragments to come into contact with or cut the skin. Consumers who have recently purchased this cookware should return it immediately to avoid the risk of being injured in such a fashion.