CPSCGeneral Alert
Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; S...
Published: January 21, 2010Recall ID: 10717Category: generalCountry: US
Reason for Recall / 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.
Product Description & Identification
The recalled product is the Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Chopper with model number 5061050 and UPC 024131114849. The product is a multipurpose chopper and corer for fruits and vegetables. The model number and UPC are located on the chopper's packaging.
Affected Products
Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2010/Lifetime-Brands-Recalls-Fruit-and-Vegetable-Choppers-Due-to-Laceration-Hazard-Sold-at-Sams-Club |
| Title | Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold at Sam's Club |
| Images › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/~/link/e32d32c726704cb28e955c06aba8595e.jpg |
| Images › Caption | Recalled Multipurpose Chopper |
| Hazards › Name | 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. |
| Injuries › Name | 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. |
| Products › Name | Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers |
| Products › Type | Food Dehydrator/Preserver/Processor |
| Products › Category I D | 1951 |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 6,000 |
| Recall I D | 402 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | Lifetime Brands Inc., of Garden City, N.Y. |
| Retailers › Name | Sam's Club locations nationwide from October 2009 through December 2009 for about $25. |
| Recall Date | 2010-01-21T00:00:00 |
| Description | The recalled product is the Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Chopper with model number 5061050 and UPC 024131114849. The product is a multipurpose chopper and corer for fruits and vegetables. The model number and UPC are located on the chopper's packaging. |
| Product U P Cs › U P C | 024131114849 |
| Recall Number | 10717 |
| 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 |
| Last Publish Date | 2014-05-23T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |