A variety of IKM brand metal cookware items sold in California have been recalled over concerns that they may contain lead.
The recalled items include IKM's 9-inch aluminum saucepans with wooden handles (56 pieces), brass topes (10 pieces), 4-quart Pital brass pots (9 pieces), and A-cook aluminum Kadai size 5 (43 pieces).
The products were distributed in more than a dozen cities across the state, including Sunnyvale, Santa Clara, Fremont, Hayward, Pittsburg, Milpitas, Tracy, Manteca, Dublin, El Cerrito, Richmond, Hercules, San Jose, Fresno, Pleasanton, Roseville, and Sacramento.
The FDA said consumers can identify the metal cookware items by their specific alloy and structural design, noting that the actual products may differ from the photos included in the recall notice.
"The A-cook Aluminum Kadai is a silver-toned, wok-style vessel characterized by its wide, curved basin and lacks a long handle," the agency shared. "Whereas the Aluminum Saucepan is easily recognized by its 9-inch diameter and the presence of a wooden handle attached to its silver aluminum body."
The FDA said the brass items have a distinctive golden appearance. The cooking tops look like standard stock pots and feature a shiny finish, while the company's 4-quart pots have "a more specialized deep body and a narrow mouth with a characteristic dull or matte golden appearance," the agency noted.
Customers who bought the affected products are being asked to return them for a full refund. No cases of lead poisoning linked to the metal cookware have been reported so far.
No level of lead exposure is considered safe, and even small amounts have been known affect the body, including the brain, liver, kidney, and bones.
The recent IKM recall is part of the FDA's ongoing campaign to identify and remove imported cookware products that have been contaminated with lead, which the agency first announced in August 2025.