Moderate Recalled January 21, 2010 About 6,000 units Updated May 23, 2014

Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold at Sam's Club

Laceration

The 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.

Incidents 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.

What to do now

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.

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

About this recall

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 photos

Recalled Multipurpose Chopper
Recalled Multipurpose Chopper

Photos: U.S. CPSC