The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·96018·Announced 1995-11-14

Creative Technologies Recalls 60 Second Grill Express Grills Due to Fire Hazard

Creative Technologies is recalling approximately 15,600 Sixty Second Grill Express Grills because the heating element can dislodge and melt the plastic base, posing a fire and burn risk.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a fire and burn hazard with two reported incidents of the grill melting, but no injuries have been reported, fitting the criteria for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported.

Plain-English summary

Creative Technologies, in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), is recalling approximately 15,600 Sixty Second Grill Express Grills, model G250. The recall involves white plastic grills measuring 11 inches long, 7.75 inches high, and 11.25 inches deep, with the words "GRILL EXPRESS BY CTC" printed on the front right corner of the lid. The affected units have date codes between 9437 and 9448 located just above a silver foil label on the underside of the grill.

The recall is due to a defect where the heating element in the grill's base can become dislodged, causing the plastic base to melt. CPSC is aware of two incidents where the grill melted, but neither incident involved injury. The grills were sold nationwide from October 1994 to January 1995 for approximately $99 to $140 through retail stores, mail order catalogs, and television infomercials.

Consumers who own the recalled grills should stop using them immediately and discard or destroy the product. The manufacturer, Creative Technologies, is out of business, and a remedy is no longer available.

The recalled product

Product
CTC Sixty Second Grill Express Grills
Manufacturer
CTC
Category
Consumer Product — Grills
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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