Tempo USA Recalls Ambiano Electric Pressure Cookers Due to Serious Burn Hazard, Multiple Burn Injuries Reported; Sold at ALDI

Official action

Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission

Official identifier. 26-007

Date. 2025-10-09

Jurisdiction. United States

Hazard (official). The pressure-cooker lid can be opened before sufficient steam pressure has been released, causing hot contents to escape and posing a risk of burn injuries to consumers.

Action / remedy (official). Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pressure cookers and contact Tempo or ALDI for a refund. Consumers can either return the fully intact pressure cooker to any ALDI retail location for a full refund or submit a photo of the pressure cooker with the unplugged power cord cut and a photo showing the model number and date code via email to Tempo at serviceusa@tempo.org.

Product. Ambiano Electric Pressure Cookers

Identification details. This recall involves all Ambiano electric pressure cookers with model numbers 93550 (KY-318B), 96775 (KY-318A), and 98527 (6L-PC). The electric pressure cookers and inner cooker pots are either six-quart or eight-quart capacity. The brand name Ambiano appears on the front of each unit and on its permanent on-product label. The model number of the recalled pressure cookers is also printed on the permanent product label on the bottom of the cooker.

Units. About 46,660

Incidents reported by CPSC. The firm has received 11 reports of incidents, in which the contents were expelled under pressure, including eight reports of severe burn injuries.

Remedy type. Refund

Sold at. ALDI retail stores nationwide between January 2016 and December 2019 for about $40.

Official record

Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse

Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice