CPSC, The Fondue Factory LLC Announce Recall to Replace Glass Stands on Fondue Sets
Home product recall 04-552. Announced by CPSC on May 25, 2004.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 25, 2004. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 500 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The top piece of glass that supports the fondue pot can shatter, posing a burn and laceration hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Stop using the recalled fondue pot immediately and contact the firm for a replacement wire frame stand that replaces the glass stand.
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- How to reach the firm: Contact The Fondue Factory LLC at (866) 8-Fondue or via email at recall@fonduefactory.com or by mail at P.O. Box 3736, Boardman, OH 44513 for a replacement stand. The Fondue Factory LLC is directly contacting owners of these recalled products.
Which ones are recalled?
The recalled fondue sets include: the Modern Set I White (Item #10201), the Modern Set in Black (item #10202), the Modern Set in Stainless (Item # 10203), the Classic Set in White (Item # 10301), the Classic Set in Black (Item # 10302). The item number is printed on the invoice and on the assembly directions for the set.
About 500 units, as CPSC gives them.
Fondue Sets: the Modern Set in White, Black, or Stainless; the Classic Set in White or Black.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by The Fondue Factory LLC, Boardman, Ohio.
- Imported by The Fondue Factory LLC, Boardman, Ohio.
- Directly by The Fondue Factory LLC, from April 2003 through February 2004, for about $45 for all of the sets, except the Modern Set in stainless, which sold for about $47.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The Fondue Factory LLC has received three reports of the glass breaking. There have been no injuries reported.
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What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.