H-E-B Recalls Stainless Steel Cookware Due to Injury Hazard
Home product recall 16-085. Announced by CPSC on Jan 28, 2016.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jan 28, 2016. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 41,000 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?
The metal discs that cover the cookware’s rivets can pop off and hit consumers, posing an injury hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cookware and return it to H-E-B for a full refund.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: H-E-B at 800-432-3113 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday or online at www.heb.com and click on Product Recalls under the Customer Service section at the bottom of the homepage for more information.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall includes the Connect by H-E-B tri-ply stainless steel cookware. It was sold as a 12-piece set or as individual pieces. “Connect” is stamped into the base of the handle and the Connect by H-E-B logo is stamped on the underside of the cookware. Cookware included in this recall does not have a date code on the underside. The UPC code can be found on the back of the product packaging: Product Name UPC Connect by H-E-B 8in Tri Ply Stainless Steel Fry Pan 4122032279 Connect by H-E-B 12Pc Cookware Set Tri Ply Stainless Steel 4122032277 Connect by H-E-B 10in Tri Ply Stainless Steel Fry Pan 4122032280 Connect by H-E-B 12in Deep Sauté w/Lid & Handle 4122032297 Connect by H-E-B 10in Tri Ply Non-Stick Stainless Steel Fry Pan 4122032281 Connect by H-E-B 8in Tri Ply Non-Stick Stainless Steel Fry Pan 4122032283 Connect by H-E-B 6Qt Dutch Oven 4122032293 Connect by H-E-B 12in Tri Ply Non-Stick Stainless Steel Fry Pan w/handle 4122032290 Connect by H-E-B 12Qt Stock Pot w/Lid 4122032296 Connect by H-E-B 12in Tri Ply Stainless Steel Fry Pan w/handle 4122032286
About 41,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cookware.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Numbers to check against yours
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UPC
4122032277 -
UPC
4122032280 -
UPC
4122032297 -
UPC
4122032281 -
UPC
4122032283 -
UPC
4122032293 -
UPC
4122032290 -
UPC
4122032296 -
UPC
4122032286
Copied exactly as CPSC lists them.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 5 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Imported by HEB Grocery Company LLC, San Antonio, Texas.
- H-E-B stores in Texas from September 2014 through December 2015 for between $20 and $250.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received seven reports of the metal discs popping off the cookware. No injuries have been reported.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- 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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