Appliance Co. of America LLC · Recalled
CPSC, Appliance Co. of America LLC Announce Recall of Juice Extractors Sold at Kmart
The juice extractor's filter and lid can break apart, and project metal and plastic into the air, causing injuries to nearby consumers.
- Units
- About 229,000
- Reports
- 17
- Injuries
- 6
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $21
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The Betty Crocker juice extractor being recalled is model number 1480, which is written underneath the unit as part of a mark that reads "BC-1480 Juice Extractor." The juice extractor is white, and measures 12.5 inches high, 6 inches wide and 8.75 inches long.
The file
- Sold at
- Kmart stores nationwide sold these juice extractors, from September 1992 through June 1995, for about $21.
- Product type
- Juice Extractors/Mixers
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- Appliance Co. of American LLC, of Great Neck, N.Y.
Incident log
Appliance Co. of America had received 17 reports of the juice extractors' filters and lids breaking apart. Six consumers suffered minor cuts to their hands and arms.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using these juice extractors immediately, and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a remedy is no longer available.
The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.