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Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers

CPSC Recall #10-717 — January 20, 2010

Recall #10-717 Date: January 20, 2010 Remedy: Refund

Product

Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers

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.

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 / Injuries

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.

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.

Units Affected

About 6,000

Sold At

Sam's Club locations nationwide from October 2009 through December 2009 for about $25.

Importer

Lifetime Brands Inc., of Garden City, N.Y.

Manufactured In

China

What Should You Do?

Stop using this product immediately. Check if you purchased it and follow the remedy instructions — contact the manufacturer for a Refund. If you experienced an injury, report it to the CPSC SaferProducts.gov.

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