The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·97123·Announced 1997-05-15

Pier 1 Imports Recalls Wok Sets Due to Sharp Edges

Pier 1 Imports is recalling approximately 7,680 wok sets because the support ring stands have extremely sharp edges that pose a laceration hazard.

What this means for you

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 risk-of-harm product (sharp edges) where injury has been reported (one deep finger cut), but no fatalities or severe injuries are noted, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for reported injury without critical harm.

Plain-English summary

Pier 1 Imports of Fort Worth, Texas, is recalling about 7,680 wok sets in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The recall involves both large 6-piece and small 5-piece wok sets. The defect is that the support ring stands have extremely sharp edges, which presents a laceration hazard. CPSC is aware of one report of a consumer receiving a deep finger cut from the stand's edge.

The large 6-piece wok set includes a 13-inch diameter aluminum lid, a steel body, a steel support ring stand with nine circular cutouts, a wire steamer rack, a stainless steel turner with wooden handle, and one pair of chopsticks. The small 5-piece wok set includes a 9-inch diameter aluminum lid, a steel body, a steel support ring stand with five circular cutouts, a wire steamer rack, and a frying rack. Both sets were packaged in cardboard boxes with drawings of the wok set. The large set's box is labeled in part, "SIX PIECE WOK SET...The Market at Pier 1...Contents made in Taiwan...SKU#119-5649." The small set's box is labeled in part, "MINI WOK SET...The Market at Pier 1...Contents made in Taiwan...SKU#119-5651."

Pier 1 Imports stores nationwide sold the wok sets from April 1993 through April 1997. The large sets initially sold for about $35 and were reduced to a clearance price of about $13. The small sets initially sold for about $25 and were reduced to a clearance price of about $9. Consumers should stop using the wok sets immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a full refund or store credit. For more information, consumers can call Pier 1 Imports at (800) 245-4595.

The recalled product

Product
Pier 1 Mini Wok Sets
Manufacturer
Pier 1 Imports
Category
Consumer Product — Cookware
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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