Safety regulator, QVC Inc. Announce Recall of Food Choppers
Recall 03545 · Jun 24, 2003 · QVC, Inc.
7,300
units affected
7,300
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 03545
- Date
- Jun 24, 2003
- Company
- QVC, Inc.
- Units affected
- 7,300
- Product
- Little Red Chef Food Choppers
- Product type
- Food Dehydrator/Preserver/Processor
- Hazard
- Cuts
The product
The food chopper is a red plastic hand-held food slicer and dicer, that contains six roller blades at the front and a single slicing blade on the top. It measures approximately 6.5 inches in length, 2.5 inches in width and 2.0 inches in height at its highest point. The food chopper is stamped on the inside of the handle, "Made in W. Germany" and "Famos Gerate", with a four-pointed star. A flexible white plastic cutting mat that has "Little Red Chef" printed in the upper left-hand corner accompanies the food chopper.
What can happen
Consumers can cut their fingers and hands while using the product.
The fix
Consumers should stop using the Little Red Chef Food Chopper immediately. QVC, Inc. is sending all owners, free of charge, a blade guard that will make the food chopper safer to use.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- QVC, Inc. is aware of one incident, in which a consumer reported that she had received a laceration from the top blade, while using the product.
- Sold at
- QVC, Inc. sold the food chopper nationwide, from February 2002 through July 2002, for about $15.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled little red chef food choppers?
Consumers should stop using the Little Red Chef Food Chopper immediately. QVC, Inc. is sending all owners, free of charge, a blade guard that will make the food chopper safer to use.
What is the hazard?
Consumers can cut their fingers and hands while using the product.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.