FDA-Food2026-01-14Class IICHEMICAL
Town Food Service aluminum sauce pans recalled for leachable lead contamination
What this means
Town Food Service aluminum sauce pans in 1QT, 1.5QT, 2QT, and 3QT sizes have been found to contain leachable lead. Lead can contaminate food or beverages prepared in these pans and pose health risks, especially to children and pregnant people.
- Stop using affected sauce pans immediately
- Check your pans for the UPC codes: 843784003559, 843784003566, 843784003573, or 843784003580
- Do not cook or store food in these pans
- Contact Town Food Service Equip Co Inc for a replacement or refund
The agency's original wording
Hazard
Product found to contain leachable lead levels.
Intended for
Adults
Illnesses reported
None reported
Sold states
AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WV, Puerto Rico and Quebec City , Canada
Affected count
Approximately 11,300 units
Manufactured in
72 Beadel St, Brooklyn, NY, United States
Products
Town Food Service EQ CO Inc. brand Aluminum Sauce Pans in 1QT, 1.5QT, 2 QT, and 3QT sizes; UPC Codes: 843784003559, 843784003566, 843784003573, 843784003580
UPC codes
- 843784003559
- 843784003566
- 843784003573
- 843784003580
Official notice
https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/ires/index.cfm?Product=H-0351-2026Want us to check the next one for you?
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