Lifetime Brands Inc. · Recalled
Lifetime Brands Inc. Recalls Farberware® Fruit Slicer and Corer Due to Laceration Hazard
The metal blade can separate from the plastic handle during use, resulting in cuts to consumers' hands and fingers.
- Units
- About 207,000
- Reports
- 34
- Injuries
- 9
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $4
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
The recalled product is the Farberware® Classic Series™ Fruit Slicer and Corer with model number 78350. The model number is written on the packaging. The fruit slicer/corer is an eight-section round metal blade encircled in hard black plastic with two handles. "FARBERWARE" is printed on the top of the handle.
The file
- Sold at
- Grocery, hardware, discount and other retail stores nationwide from January 1999 through October 2006 for about $4.
- Product type
- Kitchen Gadgets
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Lifetime Brands Inc., of Westbury, N.Y.
Incident log
Lifetime Brands has received 34 reports of the blade separating from the handle, including nine reports of cuts to consumers' hands and fingers.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should stop using this fruit slicer/corer immediately and return it to Lifetime Brands Inc. for a refund.
For additional information, contact Lifetime Brands Inc. at toll-free (888) 568-1533 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or write an email to fruitslicer@lifetimebrands.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 19 2006; last revised MAY 23 2014.