Sensio Pressure Cooker Recall Sparks Class Action Lawsuit

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Sensio faces a proposed class action lawsuit nearly a month after recalling roughly 860,000 pressure cookers equipped with “dangerously defective” lid-locking assemblies. 

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The 21-page complaint says that the faulty lid-locking mechanism on the Sensio pressure cookers at issue allows the product’s lid to open while the contents therein are still under pressure, causing the “super-heated” food to erupt from the cooker and potentially scald the user with second- and third-degree burns. 

“Given that Plaintiff and Class Members are unable to safely use the Recalled Pressure Cookers without risk of severe burns or injury, the Recalled Pressure Cookers are not fit for their particular purpose of safe cooking,” the case emphasizes.

According to a recall alert from the New York Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, defendant Sensio has received 63 incident reports, including 61 burn injuries to consumers’ faces, torsos, arms and hands. Both the New York agency and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) have urged consumers to stop using the recalled pressure cookers immediately and contact Sensio for a refund. 

The Sensio pressure cookers recalled by the company on August 10 include the Bella, Bella Pro Series, Crux and Cooks electric pressure cookers, and the Bella stovetop pressure cookers, with the following model numbers and in the following sizes:

• Bella 

• 14467 / 6-Qt 

•  14570 / 6-Qt 

•  14595 / 8-Qt 

•  14682 / 8-Qt 

•  14710 / 6-Qt 

•  14718 / 8-Qt 

•  14719 / 6-Qt 

•  14780 / 10-Qt

• Bella stovetop pressure cookers

• JY-PC20US-5P / 5-Qt

• JYPC24US-8P / 8-Qt

• JY-PC26US-11P / 12-Qt

• Bella Pro Series 

• 90072 / 6-Qt 

•  90073 / 8-Qt 

• Crux 

• 14721 / 8-Qt 

• Cooks 

• 22276 / 6-Qt

The suit relays that the plaintiff, a South Carolina resident, purchased her Sensio Bella series eight-quart pressure cooker in late 2016 on the belief that the device was reliable, not to mention the defendant’s “strong reputation” for producing quality products. The filing says the plaintiff has never been informed “by anyone affiliated with Sensio” of the recall or any defects related to her pressure cooker. 

“[I]nstead, she learned of the defects on social media,” the suit claims. 

Even if Sensio’s recall was effective and properly resolved the issue, the plaintiff has nevertheless been burdened with a “devalued” pressure cooker plagued by a “known, dangerous defect,” the lawsuit contends. 

The case looks to cover all consumers in the United States who bought any recalled Sensio pressure cooker at any time between September 2015 and September 2020. 

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