CPSC2010-01-21
Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold at Sam's Club
Lifetime Brands Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.
Hazard
Pieces of the chopper's metal blades can break off during use and fall into food being prepared in the chopper, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers and return it to any Sam's Club for a full refund. Sam's Club is directly contacting consumers who purchased the recalled choppers.
Sold at
Sam's Club locations nationwide from October 2009 through December 2009 for about $25.
Affected count
About 6,000
Injuries reported
Lifetime Brands has received three reports of blades breaking off during use, including one report of minor cuts to a consumer's mouth when a small piece of blade became lodged in food that had been sliced by the chopper.
Manufactured in
China
Products
Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers
Consumer contact
For additional information, contact Lifetime Brands Inc. at (800) 471-3986 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, visit the firm's Web site www.lifetimebrands.com, or email the firm at foodchopper@lifetimebrands.com
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Lifetime-Brands-Recalls-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Choppers-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard-Sold-at-Sams-ClubDon't want to check this manually?
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