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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Mar 7, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Mar 7, 2018the latest report was made
  • Sep 25, 2011the earliest
  • 4with the company’s comments
Brand
COOKS
Maker
J.C.Penney Company, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Slow cookersCPSC’s product type: Slow Cookers (code 268), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from April 2017 to March 2018; the most in March 2018, 1. 3 earlier reports, since September 2011, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
March 20181
December 20151
December 20131
September 20111

How badly anyone was hurt

  • First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  • No one hurt 3 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 Mar 7, 2018, sent to the company Mar 15, 2018, published by CPSC Mar 30, 2018

    The product, in the report: COOKS SLOW COOKER 6 QT,120 VOLT 325 WATTS

    I HAVE A COOKS 6QT SLOW COOKER,MODEL# 2199.WIFE PLUGGED UNIT IN TO START IT WHEN SHE TURNED IT ON SPARKS CAME OUT OF UNIT.I UNPLUGGED IT RESET BREAKER.LOOKED AT UNIT AND FOUND THE CORD HAD CRACKED AND SHORTED.IS THIS UNIT UNDER RECALL

    Model
    NO.2199
    Serial number
    0811X00187
    Where
    TOPEKA, Kansas: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 71, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand COOKS, made or sold by J.C.Penney Company, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. First aid

    Made Dec 21, 2015, sent to the company Dec 30, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 14, 2016

    The product, in the report: slow cooker: COOKS 780-5008

    COOKS 780-5008 slow cooker, have had a few years. Cooked food for a party and was cleaning up the next day. Washed the bottom and top by hand and laid it out to dry. About a minute later, the top exploded! Glass went everywhere. Nobody was even in the room.

    Model
    780-5008
    UPC
    SC6 5-Z-D
    Serial number
    E228723
    Bought from
    JC PENNEYS
    Bought
    Jun 1, 2006, about then
    Where
    Sumter, South Carolina: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 51, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand COOKS, made or sold by J.C.Penney Company, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
  3. No one hurt

    Made Dec 31, 2013, sent to the company Feb 24, 2014, published by CPSC Mar 11, 2014

    The product, in the report: 6 Quart [slow cooker]

    Caller purchased her six quart [slow cooker] on Black Friday 2012 (around November 28th, 2012 but never opened it until Christmas Day 2013 to cook a ham roast. While cooking the caller noticed and commented to her husband that the unit was becoming extremely hot. She unplugged the [slow cooker]. On Sunday, December 29th, 2013 the caller placed another ham roast in the [slow cooker], set the unit on high then left for Church. The caller and her family were gone possibly three hours before returning home. When the caller walked into her kitchen she noticed that the handles of the [slow cooker] had become so hot that they were melting down the side of the [slow cooker] and actually one had slidden down onto the counter. The inner bowl to the [slow cooker] that was holding the liquid was cracked and there were water circles in the bottom of the [slow cooker] where the bowl sets.

    This incident is being reported as a fire and shock hazard and caller is asking for recall of this product. There were no injuries to report Caller has not been able to contact the manufacturer but does intend to continue attempts.

    Model
    2199
    Serial number
    unavailable
    Bought from
    JC Penney
    Bought
    Nov 28, 2012, about then
    Where
    Kentucky: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand Cooks, made or sold by J.C.Penney Company, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  4. No one hurt

    Made Sep 25, 2011, sent to the company Oct 20, 2011, published by CPSC Nov 3, 2011

    The product, in the report: Slow cooker style crock pot

    We have a Cooks brand slow cooker model SC-702 purchased at [REDACTED] in Clearwater, Florida about a year ago. The glass lid has a plastic handle attached to the top middle of the lid. The plastic handle totally shattered into several pieces in my wife’s hand while removing the lid from the hot pot. The lid fell to the kitchen floor and thankfully landed on a fatigue mat and did not break. I searched the internet for a replacement handle and discovered that there are many accounts of this handle breaking in addition to the side handles breaking. We used this product according to manual directions and probably cooked a meal less than a dozen times.

    Model
    SC-702
    Serial number
    p22315
    Bought
    Dec 1, 2009, about then
    Where
    Clearwater Beach, Unspecified: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    My Spouse
    As this report names them
    Brand Cooks, made or sold by J.C.Penney Company, Inc
    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:

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