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4 reports to CPSC, the latest made Apr 29, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 4reports to CPSC
  • Apr 29, 2025the latest report was made
  • Mar 5, 2015the earliest
  • 3with the company’s comments
Brand
Cooks
Maker
J.C.Penney Company, IncMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Metal pots and pansNot electricCPSC’s product type: Metal Cookware (Nonelectric) (code 460), in Kitchen: Cookware & Tableware

By month

1 report from May 2024 to April 2025; the most in April 2025, 1. 3 earlier reports, since March 2015, are in the table.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
April 20251
February 20171
February 20161
March 20151

How badly anyone was hurt

  • Hurt, no treatment 1 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
  • No incident, no one hurt 1 CPSC: No 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 incident, no one hurt

    Made Apr 29, 2025, sent to the company May 2, 2025, published by CPSC May 16, 2025

    The product, in the report: Cooks brand pots and pans

    My husband was cooking bacon in a cooks brand pan when one of the bolt covers shot off, flying across the room. The bolt edge is now misshaped and the cover is unable to be put back on. No one was injured although there could have been serious injury if the hot bolt cover hit him or our infant.

    Model
    15pc stainless steel cookware set
    Bought from
    Jc penny
    Bought
    Dec 16, 2024, about then
    Where
    Portageville, New York: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 29, Male
    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
    No Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Feb 19, 2017, sent to the company Mar 23, 2017, published by CPSC Apr 6, 2017

    The product, in the report: 2.5qt stainless steel pot/sauce pot. J.C. Penny Cooks collection. Stamped with “Stainless steel Cooks jcpenny Home, 2.5qt/2.3lt Made in China

    J.C. Penny’s 2.5qt stainless steel sauce pan/pot was being used to make rice. Suddenly, with no warning, one of the metal disks covering the end of a rivet in the pot popped off hit my girlfriend’s face at a relatively high speed (the rivets are used to affix the handle to the pot body). The rivet cover disk was very hot. No serious injury occurred, but there was redness on the skin where the disk impacted and pain associated with the event. This event seems similar to recall numbers [REDACTED] and [REDACTED].

    Where
    San Luis Obispo, California: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 30, 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
    Incident, No Injury
  3. No one hurt

    Made Feb 10, 2016, sent to the company Feb 24, 2016, published by CPSC Mar 16, 2016

    The product, in the report: Cooks by JCPenney. Home Collection. Stainless Steel skillet with brass bottom.

    I have a pan from Cooks by JCPenney Home Collection. It is stainless steel with a copper bottom. I was cooking with it last night and heard a very loud popping noise, similar to a gunshot. I was temporarily deaf in one ear and very startled, but the brass bottom of my pan blew/bubbled/popped out. I have used this pan many times before and have never seen or heard anything like this in my life.

    Bought from
    JCPenney
    Where
    Pelham, New Hampshire: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 26, 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. Hurt, no treatment

    Made Mar 5, 2015, sent to the company Apr 2, 2015, published by CPSC Apr 16, 2015

    The product, in the report: Stainless steele set of pots/pans 10 piece set with 5 pots/pans and 5 lids

    The consumer stated that she went to pick up the pot from the counter to clean. The consumer slit her right hand finger on the end of the handle.

    The consumer stated that the cut is about 1/2 inch.

    The consumer stated that that the handle has an open end with raw piece of metal. The consumer stated that all of the pots/pans in the set have the same handle design and hazard.

    The consumer will contact the manf.

    The consumer was unable to find any product information on the pots/pans. The consumer does not have the packaging.

    Model
    Unknown
    Serial number
    Unknown
    Bought from
    JC Penny, Michigan
    Bought
    Jan 1, 2015, about then
    Where
    Holland, Michigan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 52, Female
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Cooks, made or sold by J.C.Penney Company, Inc
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received

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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