Ultrex metal pots and pans
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made May 20, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- May 20, 2014the latest report was made
- Jan 8, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Ultrex
- Makers
- INNOVA, INC and HSN Improvements LLCMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| May 2014 | 1 |
| January 2014 | 1 |
| January 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
- No one hurt 2 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made May 20, 2014, sent to the company Jun 16, 2014, published by CPSC Jun 30, 2014
The product, in the report: Gourmet Quality double wall Stainless Steel circular pan
The consumer stated that she was using her pan for about 5 minutes in medium flame frying onions in oil when she noticed a 4 inch gap between the two layers of the pan. Immediately, she notice steam coming from the inside of the gap, the inside bottom part of the pan started to raise or “bubble up”. Instantaneously, the contents of the pan where ejected from the pan and scattered around the kitchen. The consumer felt afraid, turned her back to the pan and called for her husband. Her husband removed the pan from the stove and placed it on the floor outside the back entrance of the kitchen. The consumer stated that oil splattered over her back but she was not injured. She discontinued the use of this product.
The consumer plans to contact the manufacturer in the near future.
The consumer believes this product poses an injury hazard, and she is concerned for the safety of the public.
Release #03-069 may be relevant to this report because includes products of similar description exhibiting a similar defect.
- Model
- 011201
- Bought from
- Unknown
- Where
- San Jacinto, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Ultrex, made or sold by INNOVA, INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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Emergency room Made Jan 17, 2014, sent to the company May 2, 2014, published by CPSC May 16, 2014
The product, in the report: 8” fry pan stainless steel
(01/16/2014) The consumer stated that she was cooking her breakfast. She was getting ready to flip her egg over in the skillet. She took the spatula to flip the egg. She heard an explosion. The bottom of the pan separated from the top. The cast iron on the grill of her stove also broke. The consumer stated that her right hand was bleeding. The consumer stated that past her wrist was swollen almost up to her elbow. The consumer stated that she went to the ER at Beaumont Hospital in Grovepoint, MI.
The consumer was not notified of the recall-Rel #04-505.
- Bought from
- HSN
- Bought
- Jan 1, 2002, about then
- Where
- Eastpoint, Michigan: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 55, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Ultrex, made or sold by INNOVA, INC
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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No one hurt Made Jan 8, 2012, sent to the company Jan 13, 2012, published by CPSC Feb 6, 2012
The product, in the report: 9 1/2” Stainless Steel non stick coated frying pan with aluminum disc fused to bottom, covered with a stainless steel disc
Stainless steel disc covering the aluminum disc fused to the bottom of a nonstick stainless steel Ultrex frying pan I bought on the shopping channel fell off while I was cooking with the pan. It states 18/10 stainless steel, Inova, Inc., Davenport, IA, Made in Korea
- Model
- I don’t know
- UPC
- none
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- Home Shopping Network
- Bought
- Jan 6, 2012
- Where
- Fair Oaks, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 69, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand Ultrex, made or sold by HSN Improvements 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.
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Sources
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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.
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