CPSC, Southern Exchange Co. Inc. Announce Recall of Camp Mess Kits
CPSC recall 00028. Recall date: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The mess kit's sauce pan handle does not lock into place and the mess kit's fry pan handle can bend during use, spilling hot foods or liquids onto consumers and causing serious burns.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should stop using the mess kit immediately and return it to the store where purchased, for a refund or replacement mess kit.
CPSC recall 00028 has the recall date 7 Dec 1999. The notice names the firm Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport). The recall has about 146,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 1999 has 22,300 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Burn. CPSC gives the product type Cookers & Cookware.
Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.
CPSC publishes these words. Source: CPSC recall notices, section About the U.S. CPSC, read on . The hazard, the remedy and the incident text on this site are the words of the CPSC recall notice. Newest CPSC recall on the register: .
More of the notice
The hazard and the remedy are at the top of the page. Each quotation is the text of CPSC.
| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and Texsport have received one report of a 10-year-old boy who received second-degree burns to his ankle when boiling water spilled from the sauce pan he was using. |
|---|---|
| Units | 146,000 |
| Description | The five-piece mess kit being recalled was sold under the Texsport label. The kit includes a 5-inch aluminum sauce pan and cover, a 6.5-inch aluminum plate, a 7-inch aluminum fry pan, and a 4 oz. blue plastic cup. "Made in China" is on the bottom of the cup and on the fry pan handle. The mess kit was packaged in a green box, labeled in part, "mess kit.. item 13150... one person... 5-Piece... Texsport." |
| Product | Texsport five-piece mess kit, 146,000, Cookers & Cookware |
| Sold at | Camping, mass merchandise and army surplus stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico sold the mess kit, from May 1994 through September 1999, for about $3. |
| Distributor | Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport) |
| Made in | China |
Recall notice: The page that CPSC publishes for one recall of a consumer product. It states the product, the hazard, the remedy and the incidents.
Hazard: The way a product can cause harm, in the words of the CPSC recall notice. This site also puts each recall under short hazard names.
Remedy: What the manufacturer or the firm does about a recalled product. The agency record states the remedy of each recall.
Units: The number of vehicles or products that a recall can include. The manufacturer or the firm reports the number to the agency.
The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 146,000Median of 1999: 22,300
- CPSC recalls of 1999
- 156
- Recalls of 1999 with one of the same hazards
- 26%
- Recalls of 1999 in the category Cookers & Cookware
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Southern Exchange Co. Inc. (Texsport)
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 00028The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
- CPSC recallsThe list of all recall notices on the CPSC site.
- SaferProducts.govThe CPSC site for a report about a consumer product.
Follow by RSS:Consumer product recalls
Cite this page
Recall Register. CPSC recall 00028. https://recallregister.com/product/2286-cpsc-southern-exchange-co-inc-announce-recall-of-camp-mess-kits/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
The CPSC notice is the authority. The hazard names come from the hazard text of CPSC. The category is the product type that CPSC gives. How the register is made. Report an error.
Questions
- Does CPSC recall 00028 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and Texsport have received one report of a 10-year-old boy who received second-degree burns to his ankle when boiling water spilled from the sauce pan he was using.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Camping, mass merchandise and army surplus stores nationwide and in Puerto Rico sold the mess kit, from May 1994 through September 1999, for about $3.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 00028?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
146,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China