February 05, 2004

By: Natasha Amin
Website: http://www.1st-in-kitchens.com

Alcan's Brasilian Unit Recalling Faulty Pressure Cookers

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with Alcan Aluminio Do Brasil, S.A., the Brasilian subsidiary of Alcan Aluminum Limited of Montreal, today announced that approximately 300,000 pressure cookers distributed in the United States and Puerto Rico between 1977 and 1983 are being recalled.

Approximately 240,000 of the pressure cookers were marketed in Puerto Rico and the rest were distributed in the Continental United States, primarily in Spanish-speaking areas of New York, Newark, New Jersey, Tampa and Miami, Florida.

The pressure cookers are being recalled because of a faulty gasket which allows the pots to be opened while still containing pressure. Continued use of the pressure cookers could result in physical injury to the users. Alcan is aware of two incidents involving this pressure cooker which resulted in scald type injuries.

The pressure cookers are marketed under the company's Rochedo brand name and they can be identified by the stamp A Product of Alcan Aluminio do Brasil on the bottom of the pot.

Consumers should stop using the product and mail it to: Group Brasil (C), 1402 N.W. 82nd Ave., Miami, Florida 33126. A new pressure cooker will be provided at no cost. Any pressure cooker with a U.L. Approved stamped on the bottom should not be returned.

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