Coffee Percolators/Coffeemakers Corrected by Corning
CPSC recall 79046. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
CPSC recall 79046 has the recall date 4 Sep 1979. The notice names the firm Corning / Corningware. The CPSC record gives no number of units. CPSC gives the product type Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles.
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| Description | Coffee Percolators/Coffeemakers Corrected by Corning NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 4, 1979 Release # 79-046 Major Corrective Action Set On Corning Ware Coffee Percolators WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 4) -- Corning Glass Works and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission today announced a voluntary action by the company to remove virtually all Corning Ware coffee percolators from consumer use. Some of these coffeemakers can be dangerous to use because the handle and metal band may separate without warning from the white glass-ceramic pot. Consumers owning Corning Ware percolators are advised to stop using them immediately. If such a separation occurs on a coffeemaker containing hot liquid, the consumer can be burned. As part of its voluntary corrective action, Corning has prepared an incentive program to get consumers to stop using these coffeemakers. The company has purchased advertising space in hundreds of newspapers nationwide telling consumers what to do. The advertisements, scheduled to appear beginning September 10th, will contain coupons through which… |
| Product | Corning Ware Pyrex coffee percolators, Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles |
| Manufacturer | Corning / Corningware |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- not givenMedian of 1979: not given
- CPSC recalls of 1979
- 33
- Recalls of 1979 with one of the same hazards
- 12%
- Recalls of 1979 in the category Coffeemakers/Coffeepots/Teapots/Kettles
- 3%
- Recalls on the register that name Corning / Corningware
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 79046. https://recallregister.com/product/3979-coffee-percolators-coffeemakers-corrected-by-corning/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 79046 report injuries?
- The CPSC record of recall 79046 has no incident or injury text.