Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold at Sam's Club
Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers |
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Date of Recall:
Thursday, January 21st, 2010
CPSC Release Number:
10-717
Manufactured In:
China
Units:
About 6,000
Importer:
Lifetime Brands Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.
Sold By:
Sam’s Club locations nationwide from October 2009 through December 2009 for about $25.
Problem/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.
Injuries/Incidents:
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.
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.
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.
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
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