The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is recalling some eight million Cuisinart food processors after receiving reports from consumers who found shards of metal blade pieces broken off in their processed food.
Conair, the maker of Cuisinart food processors, received 69 reports of consumers finding broken pieces of a “riveted blade” in their processed food, including 30 reports of mouth lacerations or tooth injuries, the CPSC reported on its website.
“The food processor’s riveted blade can crack over time and small, metal pieces of the blade can break off into the processed food. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers,” the CPSC reported.
“These are in millions of American homes, including my own,” CPSC Chairman Elliot Kaye told ABC News. “With all the cooking that’s going on this holiday season, we’re really urging consumers to act immediately.”
Only food processor models with blades attached by four distinct rivets are being recalled. The defective blades were installed in 22 models made in China that were sold between July 1996 and December 2015, costing between $100 and $350 when purchased.
Consumers are directed to check the bottom of the food processor and look for the model number. The model numbers being recalled are CFP-9, CFP-11, DFP-7, DFP-11, DFP-14, DLC-5, DLC-7, DLC-8, DLC-10, DLC-XP, DLC-2007, DLC-2009, DLC-2011, DLC-2014, DLC-3011, DLC-3014, EV-7, EV-10, EV-11, EV-14, KFP-7 and MP-14.
The CPSC recommends that anyone who has one of the recalled models should stop using it immediately, and contact Cuisinart for a free replacement blade.
Consumers can contact Cuisinart toll-free at 877-339-2534 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, or online at www.cuisinart.com. Click on “Product Recalls” at the bottom of the page for more information.
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