FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 25, 2003
Release # 03-191 |
Company Phone Number: (888) 735-5709
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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CPSC, Grand Hall Enterprise Announce Recall of Gas Grills
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: Member's Mark® Gas Grills.
Units: 50,000
Manufacturer: Grand Hall Enterprise Co. Ltd., of Taiwan
Hazard: The bottom edge on the front control panel is sharp and can cause lacerations to the hands.
Incidents/Injuries: Grand Hall has received four reports of consumers who sustained cuts or lacerations on their hands, while trying to move the grill or reaching under the control panel.
Description: The recalled grills have a stainless steel construction and have the name Member's Mark® on the front control panel. The grill has four caster wheels, a side shelf, and a side burner. Only units with model number Y0005XC-2 are included in the recall. The model number can be located on a silver ID tag on the back of the grill head.
Sold at: SAM'S CLUB stores sold these grills exclusively from August 2000 through December 2001 for about $600.
Manufactured in: China.
Remedy: Consumers should avoid contact with the bottom edge of the grill until it is repaired. Grand Hall will mail repair kits directly to all grill owners.
Consumer Contact: Consumers who have not received a repair kit should call Grand Hall at (888) 735-5709 between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or log on to www.grandhall.com or www.samsclub.com.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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