Pressure Cookers Recalled Due to Burn Hazard

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QVC is recalling approximately 900 pressure cookers sold on the home shopping channel in 200 and 2001 because the products present a burn hazard to consumers. While QVC has not received any reports of injuries, another retailer that sold the same model - Welbilt Electronic Pressure Cookers - has received 43 reports of product failure, 37 of which involved burn injuries.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission:

The lid on these pressure cookers can open prematurely while contents are under pressure, and hot contents can be expelled posing a burn hazard...The recalled electronic pressure cooker was sold under model number PC501. The model number PC501 is located in three places: near the control panel, on the instruction/warning label near the bottom of the unit, and on the bottom of the product. The name "Welbilt" is located near the control panel. The pressure cooker measures 11-inches-high, 11-inches-wide and 15-inches-long and was sold in white.

Read the full press release for the pressure cooker recall.