8M Food Processors Recalled, Pieces Of Blades Can Break Off
BALTIMORE (WJZ) -- Conair has recalled 8 million Cuisinart food processors because the riveted blades can crack over time and small, metal pieces can break off into the processed food.
Conair has received 69 reports of consumers finding broken pieces of the blade in processed food, including 30 reports of mouth lacerations or tooth injuries.
The processors were sold at department, gourmet and specialty stores nationwide and on various websites from July 1996 through December 2015 for between $100 and $350.
Consumers should immediately stop using the food processor's riveted blade and contact Cuisinart for a free replacement blade.
The recall involves the riveted blades in Cuisinart food processors with model numbers that begin with the following:
- 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
- MP-14
The model number is located on the bottom of the food processor. The blades have four rivets and are silver-colored stainless steel and have a beige plastic center hub. Only food processors with four rivets in the blades are included in this recall. Cuisinart is printed on the front and on the bottom of the food processors.
Consumers can call Cuisinart toll-free at 877-339-2534 from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. ET Monday through Friday and from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Saturday and Sunday or reach the company online at www.cuisinart.com and click on Product Recalls at the bottom of the page for more information on the voluntary recall.
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