Target, Select Brands Chefmate Blender recall: Laceration Hazard
Target, Select Brands Recall Chefmate Blender Due to Laceration Hazard
Why was Target, Select Brands Chefmate Blender recalled?
While in operation, the plastic pitcher can separate from the blade assembly, leaving the blade assembly in the base and exposing the rotating blades. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
What should I do if I have this product?
Consumers should immediately stop using the blenders and return them to any Target store to receive a full refund. Contact: For additional information, contact Target Guest Relations at (800) 440-0680 between 7 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, or visit their website at www.target.com
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Chefmate® 6-Speed Blender
- Company
- Select Brands, of Lenaxa, Kan., Target Corporation, of Minneapolis, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 304,000
- Sold at
- Target stores nationwide from September 2007 to February 2011 for about $14.
- Recall date
- September 15, 2011
- Incidents / injuries
- Target and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission have received 11 reports of the blade assembly separating from the pitcher, seven of which reported serious lacerations to consumers' fingers and hands.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
This recall affects all Chefmate® 6-Speed Blenders, model BL-10. The model number is located on the bottom of the base. The blender consists of a six-inch tall, white electrical base with five, white speed-selector buttons labeled 1 through 5, one gray button labeled "Pulse/Off" and the word "Chefmate®" in black letters on the front; a clear plastic pitcher with a handle with U.S. and metric volume measurement markings; a white plastic lid with a removable clear plastic lid stopper; and a white plastic blade assembly with two angled, stainless steel blades.