The Pampered Chef Recalls Garlic Slicers Due to Laceration Hazard

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Consumers should stop using this product, which is being recalled voluntarily, unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

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Recall Summary

Name of product: Garlic Slicers

Hazard: A blade on the garlic slicer can unexpectedly dislodge during use, posing a laceration hazard to the consumer.

Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled garlic slicers and contact The Pampered Chef for a replacement product.

Consumer Contact:  The Pampered Chef at [email protected] or tollfree  at (877) 917-2433 anytime. To speak with an operator, consumers can call between 7 a.m. and 11 p.m. CT Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. CT Saturday. Consumers can also visit the company's website at www.pamperedchef.com and click on the "Product Alert" tab for more information.

Photos are available at :  http://www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2013/Pampered-Chef-Recalls-Garlic-Slicers/

Recall Details

Units: About 286,000

Description: This recall involves The Pampered Chef garlic slicers sold individually and with a garlic peeler. The garlic slicers were sold under product numbers 1113 (individual) and 2578 (set). The two-piece white plastic, tube shaped slicer measures 2 1/4 inches by 3 1/2 inches and has two blades on the end. "The Pampered Chef" is engraved on the top cover.

Incidents/Injuries: The Pampered Chef has received 23 reports of blades detaching during use including one report of a consumer who cut her finger.

Sold at: The Pampered Chef independent consultants nationwide and online at www.pamperedchef.com from January 2009 through July 2011 for about $14 for the individual garlic slicer and $20 for the set.

Distributor: The Pampered Chef, of Addison, Ill.

Importer: Leifheit International USA, Inc. of Melville, New York

Manufactured in: China

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.

SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission