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West Bend electric frying pans and skillets

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 13, 2013. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 1report to CPSC
  • Jun 13, 2013the latest report was made
  • Jun 13, 2013the earliest
  • 1with the company’s comments
Brand
West Bend
Maker
Focus Products Group International, LLCMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric frying pans and skilletsCPSC’s product type: Electric Frying Pans and Skillets (code 222), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from July 2012 to June 2013; the most in June 2013, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
June 20131

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jun 13, 2013, sent to the company Jul 15, 2013, published by CPSC Aug 5, 2013

    The product, in the report: square electric skillet with glass lid

    (06/13/2013) The consumer stated that frying pan was on the counter. The lid was on the pan. Suddenly the lid exploded. The glass went all over the kitchen and the dining room. The pan was not in use. The consumer stated that he had not used it since he bought it at the yard sale.

    Bought from
    yard sale
    Bought
    Jun 5, 2013, about then
    Where
    Godley, Illinois: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 68, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand West Bend, made or sold by Focus Products Group International, LLC
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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Not fully inspected in over two years (CMS flag)

11 health citations at the latest inspection cycle

The state average is 14.3.

Source:

CMS, State and US Averages and Health Deficiencies. Released Oct 28, 2026. Updated monthly.

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