Mainstays metal pots and pans
8 reports to CPSC, the latest made Sep 2, 2025. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 8reports to CPSC
- Sep 2, 2025the latest report was made
- Jun 25, 2019the earliest
- 2with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Mainstays
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, 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
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)
“”Mainstays” and “Ozark Trail””
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2025 | 1 |
| February 2025 | 1 |
| January 2025 | 1 |
| December 2024 | 1 |
| June 2024 | 1 |
| December 2022 | 1 |
| November 2020 | 1 |
| June 2019 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- Hurt, no treatment 2 CPSC: Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
- No one hurt 3 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No incident, no one hurt Made Sep 2, 2025, sent to the company Sep 12, 2025, published by CPSC Sep 26, 2025
The product, in the report: 4-Quart Stainless Steel Pot with Steamer Insert & Lid
I recently purchased a Mainstays brand 4-quart Stainless Steel Pot with Steamer Insert & Lid from my local Walmart. There was a sticker on the pot, so as I removed the sticker before use I noticed the “This product contains...” label on it. No cookware should contain “Lead and Lead Compounds, Cadmium and Cadmium Compounds.” This is a regularly purchased brand of cookware from Walmart, this is a very concerning health risk to any using said cookware.
- Model
- 4qt-MS54100129610MD
- UPC
- 8908018534772
- Serial number
- 8908018534772
- Bought from
- Walmart, Alabama
- Bought
- Aug 31, 2025
- Where
- Alabama: Mobile/
Manufactured Home - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand MAINSTAYS, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- No Incident, No Injury
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Hurt, no treatment Made Feb 20, 2025, sent to the company Feb 24, 2025, published by CPSC Mar 10, 2025
The product, in the report: Mainstays pot and pan set light green color
Pot lid shattered and handle flew up and landed on ground while cooking
- Model
- Pot and pans set
- UPC
- 8904216532336
- Serial number
- Ms55100124365gs
- Bought from
- Walmart
- Bought
- Feb 1, 2025
- Where
- Oroville, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 39, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Jan 5, 2025, sent to the company Jan 27, 2025, published by CPSC Feb 10, 2025
The product, in the report: Walmart’s generic brands of cast iron pots and pans. Branded as “Mainstays” and “Ozark Trail”. This includes their skillets and dutch ovens.
I went to a Walmart Supercenter looking to buy a new cast iron skillet. I compared the generic Walmart brand, “Mainstays” with the name brand and was horrified to find such toxic metals and materials listed in the “Mainstays” brand skillet. Among those listed were lead, arsenic, and inorganic arsenic. Even the Walmart website lists multiple of the items in these pans as “neurotoxicants”. The entire generic line from Walmart, including their “Mainstays” brand and the “Ozark Trail” brand cast iron skillets and dutch ovens have these harmful metals, alloys and materials in their composition. These pots pans need to be recalled and removed from the shelves immediately! Walmart should be held responsible for cutting corners and compromising the health of people nationwide! It should be illegal to KNOWINGLY be manufacturing and selling pans with such harmful chemicals and materials. PLEASE HOLD WALMART ACCOUNTABLE.
- Bought from
- Walmart Supercenter
- Bought
- Dec 13, 2024, about then
- Where
- Mountain View, Arkansas: Other Public Property/
Office - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand “Mainstays” and “Ozark Trail”, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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First aid Made Dec 2, 2024, sent to the company Dec 4, 2024, published by CPSC Dec 18, 2024
The product, in the report: Rectangle 18.9” Non-Stick Carbon Steel Grey With Speckle Roaster Pan & Wire Rack Gauge on 0.5 mm Thickness
On Thanksgiving I decided I would cook my very first turkey. So I asked my brother in law if he would get me a roasting pan. The following day as I was washing the pan I cut my fingers on both hands with the edge of the roasting pan. I painfully noticed that the edges were very sharp all the way around. I then looked it up online and discovered that they had sold over 1000 of those pans that are dangerous and unsafe. Thats what ultimately made me report it. Because so many of them were sold and I was afraid anyone else would get hurt.
- Model
- Mainstays
- Bought from
- Walmart, California
- Bought
- Nov 27, 2024, about then
- Where
- Vallejo, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 45, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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Hurt, no treatment Made Jun 29, 2024, sent to the company Jul 16, 2024, published by CPSC Jul 31, 2024
The product, in the report: This is a “stainless steel” 3 quart mixing bowl purchased from Walmart in Somersworth New Hampshire. the bowl has a mirror finish inside, and a matte finish outside. it is 9 inches in diameter at the top and 5 inches deep. It has a flat indented bottom. The bottom measures about 5 inches in diameter. there are no brand markings on this bowl, but there had been a sticker at the time of purchase that said it had been made in India. The brand is mainstays, I do not have the receipt, but it is the mainstays 3 quart mixing bowl available on Walmart’s website. I will attach images of the bowl and the positive lead test.
on 6/14/2024 I purchased a Mainstays stainless steel mixing bowl from the Walmart in Somersworth NH. Today, 6/29/2024 I purchased some lead tests after hearing news about stainless steel and aluminum cookware testing positive. I tested everything metal in my kitchen, and this bowl was the only thing that tested positive for lead. The test used is [REDACTED] instant lead surface tests.
My husband and I had been using this mixing bowl since the date of purchase to marinate meat and wash vegetables. My father has also eaten food made with this mixing bowl. We have not had a blood lead level test done and do not know if there is any poisoning.
- Model
- 570754506
- Bought from
- Walmart, [REDACTED], Somersworth, NH 03878
- Bought
- Jun 14, 2024
- Where
- Dover, New Hampshire: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 33, Unspecified
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, No First Aid or Medical Attention Received
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No one hurt Made Dec 13, 2022, sent to the company Dec 15, 2022, published by CPSC Dec 30, 2022
The product, in the report: Mainstays Stainless Steel 10 Piece Set, Kitchen Set, Cookware Set, Pots and Pans Set from Walmart
I had been cooking with my Mainstays Stainless Steel 10 Piece Kitchen Set of Pots and Pans when I noticed an object that didn’t belong with the food. Upon closer inspection I realized it was a stainless steel cap that goes over top the aluminum rivets of one of the pans. Had I not noticed and started eating this is a serious choking hazard. It’s also very sharp on the underside.
- Model
- Mainstays Stainless Steel 10 Piece Set, Kitchen Se
- UPC
- N/
a - Serial number
- N/
A - Bought from
- walmart.com
- Bought
- Jun 16, 2020
- Where
- Rayland, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 56, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Seen by a doctor or nurse Made Nov 30, 2020, sent to the company Dec 8, 2020, published by CPSC Dec 22, 2020
The product, in the report: 12 inch non stick copper skillet MS COPPER 12 FRYPN
I cooked dinner with the MS COOPER 12 FRYPN, removed from stove placed the pan in sink, wiped stove down, then went to retrieve pan from sink when I flipped the pan over scalding hot water came rushing out of pan handle (this had never happened before) on to my stomach causing 2nd degree burns with open wounds, I did have to receive medical attention and get a shot, they also prescribed me a cream! This product is very dangerous and should be put on recall list, I had to miss work due to the serious injuries sustained by handle retaining scalding water, I would like to discuss further comp package of some sort! I also have pictures
- Model
- MS COPPER 12 FRYPN
- Bought from
- Walmart (fishers), Indiana
- Bought
- Jun 10, 2020
- Where
- Indianapolis, Indiana: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 25, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Seen by Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Jun 25, 2019, sent to the company Aug 9, 2019, published by CPSC Aug 23, 2019
The product, in the report: Stainless Steel Pot Set
Consumer reports pot set purchased at retail store is not safe. Consumer notes stainless steel coating coming off of the pots and is concerned about contamination of food. Consumer also notes pot handles get extremely hot when cooking and are not safe to touch immediately after cooking
- Model
- 10 Piece Stainless Steel Set - MS16-045-991-03
- UPC
- 85563004388
- Where
- Yellow Springs, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Mainstays, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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