Aluminum sauce pans recalled after testing found leachable lead levels

Plain-English summary

Town Food Service EQ CO Inc. brand Aluminum Sauce Pans in 1QT, 1.5QT, 2QT and 3QT sizes, under UPC codes 843784003559, 843784003566, 843784003573 and 843784003580, are being recalled.

The reason given in the enforcement record is that the product was found to contain leachable lead levels.

The record lists approximately 11,300 units, with no other coding. Distribution covered Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New Mexico, Nevada, New York, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina and South Dakota among other states. The FDA has classified the action as Class II.

Leachable lead can pass from cookware into food during cooking. Anyone holding these pans should stop using them for food preparation and follow the firm's instructions.

The recalled product

Product

Town Food Service EQ CO Inc. brand Aluminum Sauce Pans in 1QT, 1.5QT, 2 QT, and 3QT sizes; UPC Codes: 843784003559, 843784003566, 843784003573, 843784003580

Manufacturer

Town Food Service Equip Co Inc

Category

Consumer Product — Cookware

Hazard

• lead
• leachable-metal
• food-contact

Is your product affected?

Check your packaging against the codes below. If any of them match, the product is part of this recall.

Distribution

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