ZAVOR® pressure cookers and canners

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 24, 2022. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
May 24, 2022the latest report was made
May 24, 2022the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: ZAVOR®
Maker: Market Solutions Group, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Pressure cookers and cannersCPSC’s product type: Pressure Cookers or Canners (code 412), in Kitchen: Appliances

By month

1 report from June 2021 to May 2022; the most in May 2022, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
May 2022	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

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.

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

Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made May 24, 2022, sent to the company May 27, 2022, published by CPSC Jun 22, 2022

The product, in the report: Zavor brand 7.4 quart pressure cooker--model ZAVOR® EZLock, Model ZCWEZ03 pressure cooker

My client had a ZAVOR® EZLock, Model ZCWEZ03 pressure cooker release superheated steam causing scald injuries. The address where this happened was in his home in [REDACTED]. When researching the history of Zavor brand pressure cookers, I found a disturbing trend of such injuries and lawsuits against Zavor and Fagor (a predecessor company that went into bankruptcy due to the lawsuits). A management group from Fagor continued making the defective pressure cookers under the Zavor brand name. The manufacturer appears to have failed to comply with Section 15(b) of the Consumer Product Safety Act and further appears to have willfully evaded the reporting requirements leaving behind a slew of injured people due to defective products. There are many lawsuits throughout the country that have been filed against this manufacturer and its predecessor concerning the same line of pressure cookers. I did not, however see any reports to the CPSC

Model
ZCWEZ03
Serial number
not applicable
Bought from
Amazon.com
Bought
May 6, 2020
Where
Woodmere, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 50, Male
The reporter’s relation to them
My Client, Patient, Student, Etc. (professional relationship)
As this report names them
Brand ZAVOR®, made or sold by Market Solutions Group, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(6/17/2022) Market Solutions Group, Inc. : We are writing in response to Report Number: 20220524-414AF-2147356031 We have received and reviewed the cover letter and complaint provided and would like to submit a comment, as we believe the information in the enclosed report is not completely accurate. Each claim brought to our attention is being vigorously defended and liability has been denied by MSG d/b/a Zavor based on several independent factors, including the respective plaintiff’s alleged culpable conduct including plaintiff’s misuse of product. We are happy to cooperate with any investigation to further demonstrate the safety of our products. Furthermore, MSG d/b/a Zavor is not a successor to any entity and, in turn, Zavor has no predecessor and, thus, has no published history with CPSC as to any alleged defective products. In order to substantiate the above statement, see outline of disassociation details below: ZAVOR v. FAGOR – OUTLINE STATEMENT I. Fagor 1. Fagor America was the United States subsidiary of Fagor Electrodomésticos, a Spanish company. Fagor America was wholly owned by Fagor Electrodomésticos. 2. Fagor Electrodomésticos began a worldwide bankruptcy reorganization in 2008. 3. In 2013, Fagor Electrodomésticos entered a liquidation process. 4. In 2014, a company called CNA Group purchased Fagor America from Fagor Electrodomésticos. After the reorganization, Fagor America was called “FECNA,” a combination of the names of Fagor Electrodomésticos (FE) and CNA Group. 5. While Fagor America (and later, its successor, FECNA) was active, [REDACTED] served as its [REDACTED]. 6. [REDACTED] held these positions from the founding of Fagor America in 1992 until just before FECNA ceased operations in 2018. 7. However, he never held any equity or ownership interest in Fagor America or FECNA. He also never held any equity or ownership interest in Fagor Electrodomésticos. 8. Fagor America and/or FECNA America never held any patents or intellectual property in the cookers themselves. 9. During [REDACTED]’s time there, Fagor America had (on average) approximately twenty employees. 10. Although [REDACTED] resigned before the final cessation of FECNA’s operations, he is aware that FECNA had only two employees at the time of its final payroll run on December 31, 2018. II. Zavor 11. In 2018, FECNA entered a second round of bankruptcy proceedings. This second round of bankruptcy proceedings was a liquidation and shutdown, not a reorganization. 12. Fagor Electrodomésticos was not interested in finding a buyer to carry on FECNA’s operations, so [REDACTED] started looking for alternative ways to make a living. He explored various possibilities and started looking for factories. His entire career of more than 25 years was in the pressure cooker industry. 13. [REDACTED] and five others from Fagor America/FECNA decided to start a new company, which they called Market Solutions Group (d/b/a Zavor). The five other employees who started Zavor were also in the pressure cooker industry for many years, 14. [REDACTED] and the Zavor team took with them only their personal know-how, their familiarity with pressure cooker designs, and their years of industry expertise. 15. Because Fagor never held any patents or other protectible intellectual property in the products, Zavor did not purchase or obtain any intellectual property from Fagor. 16. There was no transaction or contract of any kind between Fagor and Zavor for any transfer of assets whatsoever. 17. Zavor also did not purchase or take over Fagor’s premises. Rather, Zavor leased a smaller office space (an approximately 5-person space) in the same multi-tenant building and campus that Fagor occupied before being shut down. Zavor, a much smaller company, did not need or want — and could not take over — the former Fagor space (an approximately 25-person space). Because Fagor had been shut down and because Zavor’s initial six-person team consisted of former Fagor employees who were used to commuting to this building, a different space in the same building was a natural location to choose for their new company. 18. Zavor never used the Fagor name to market its products (other than to announce the formation of a brand new company featuring individuals who had years of experience from prior employment with Fagor America/FECNA). 19. Generally, pressure cookers are very basic and the designs are similar across the entire industry. Usually the valve is what distinguishes one maker from another. From its beginning, Zavor introduced a locking mechanism to its valves that Fagor products did not have. 20. Zavor also created a whole new packaging look with a new logo and name. Zavor’s goal was to make its packaging more contemporary and user-friendly than the type of product packaging that Fagor America/FECNA used. 21. Because Zavor did not purchase or obtain Fagor America/FECNA’s assets, it had to outsource logistics, storage, shipping and other parts of its business. Even for services that Fagor America/FECNA had outsourced, Zavor had to locate new providers as it did not operate on the multinational scale that Fagor America/FECNA had, and therefore could not simply use Fagor America/FECNA’s contractors. 22. Zavor had its own in-house parts and replacements service and had to establish its own toll-free number and customer service system. This prevented Zavor from establishing any continuity with Fagor America/FECNA’s customers.

CPSC report 20220524-414AF-2147356031. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Sources

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ZAVOR® pressure cookers and canners

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How badly anyone was hurt

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