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The recall impacts 43,500 pressure cookers sold between 2017 and 2020.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is recalling more than 43,000 Gourmia pressure cookers after receiving multiple reports about “severe second-degree burn injuries.”
The recall, issued Tuesday, Feb. 24, said the lid of the pressure cooker can open while it’s still pressurized. This can lead hot contents to unintentionally spray out while in use and could cause burn hazards.
The CPSC said it received five reports of “hot contents” expelling under pressure. In four of those cases, “severe burn injuries were reported,” the recall said. The recall also said at least two lawsuits alleging burn injuries from the pressure cooker have been filed.
The CPSC also said the float valve, which signals to users when it is safe to open the pressure cooker, is difficult to see and users might not see it, increasing injury risk. The recall also said the measurements inside the pressure cooker are incorrect and can lead to overfilling and further risk.
The importer, the Steelstone Group, LLC doing business as Gourmia, of Brooklyn, N.Y., objected to the recall, according to the CPSC.
The pressure cookers, specifically the Gourmia Six Quart Pressure Cooker Model GPC625 pictured below, were sold at Best Buy locations and other in-store and online between 2017 and 2020 for $50 to $80.
Customers are urged to stop using the product and properly get rid of it. Anyone with reports of product defects or injuries is asked to contact the CPSC at www.SaferProducts.gov.
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