For Immediate Release
July 9, 2002
Release # 02-197
CPSC Media Contact: Yolanda Fultz-Morris (301) 504-0580 Ext. 1219
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
Dollar Tree Recall Hotline: 800-876-8077
CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Drip Pans
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., of Chesapeake, Va., is
voluntarily recalling about 294,000 drip pans. These drip pans
are used under the burners of kitchen ranges to catch food that drips
while cooking. The hot burners can ignite the drip pans and pose a fire
hazard.
Dollar Tree Stores has received seven reports of the drip pans
catching fire. No injuries have been reported.
The recalled drip pans were sold in various sizes, ranging from 6-
to 9- inches in diameter. The SKU Number 845289 is either on the pan or
on a cardboard insert in the package. All of the drip pans are black.
Dollar Tree Stores sold these drip pans nationwide from April
2002 to May 2002 for about $1.
Consumers should stop using the drip pans immediately and return
them to the store where purchased for a refund. For more information,
consumers can contact Dollar Tree Stores, Inc., at (800) 876-8077
between 9:00 am and 5:00 pm ET Monday through Friday.