CPSC And National Presto Industries, Inc. Cite Possible Fry Pan Hazard
Home product recall 74-036. Announced by CPSC on May 24, 1974.
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 24, 1974. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
Electrocution/Electric Shock
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What should you do?
The notice gives no remedy in a field of its own.
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Which ones are recalled?
CPSC and National Presto Industries, Inc. urged consumers who may have certain Presto or private-label electric fry pans - manufactured prior to Sept. 1973 - to contact the company about possible excessive current leakage, which could cause electric shock
Presto electric fry pans and Sears electric fry pans.
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Who made and sold it?
- Made by National Presto.
- Made by Presto.
- Made by Sears.
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Was anyone hurt?
The notice doesn’t say whether anyone was hurt.
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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.
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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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