CPSC, World Kitchen Inc. Announce Recall of Immersion Heaters
Home product recall 06-028. Announced by CPSC on Nov 10, 2005.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 10, 2005. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 472,000 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?
Moisture in the heating element could cause corrosion over time, presenting a shock hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the product and contact World Kitchen for a refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: Contact World Kitchen at (800) 853-6567 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or visit the firm’s Web site at www.worldkitchen.com
Which ones are recalled?
The immersion heaters are portable chrome-plated steel heaters with a white plastic handle and mug hook used for warming tea, coffee, soup, or other liquids. “IMMERSION HEATER,” and “MADE IN TAIWAN” are embossed on the white plastic handle of these heaters. Some products were sold under the EKCO brand and others were sold with no brand.
About 472,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Immersion Heaters.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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 Chun Tai Electric Heater Company, Taiwan.
- Distributed by World Kitchen Inc., Reston, Va.
- Mass retailers, hardware and grocery stores nationwide from January 1999 through August 2005 for between $5 and $6.
- Made in Taiwan, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
World Kitchen Inc. has received two reports of short circuits. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
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.
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