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CPSC, QVC Inc. Announce Recall of Food Choppers

U.S. CPSCInjuriesJun 24, 2003
Recalled Little Red Chef Food Chopper
Recalled Little Red Chef Food Chopper

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

Consumers can cut their fingers and hands while using the product.

Remedy

Consumers should stop using the Little Red Chef Food Chopper immediately. QVC, Inc. is sending all owners, free of charge, a blade guard that will make the food chopper safer to use.

Incidents & injuries

QVC, Inc. is aware of one incident, in which a consumer reported that she had received a laceration from the top blade, while using the product.

Product description

The food chopper is a red plastic hand-held food slicer and dicer, that contains six roller blades at the front and a single slicing blade on the top. It measures approximately 6.5 inches in length, 2.5 inches in width and 2.0 inches in height at its highest point. The food chopper is stamped on the inside of the handle, "Made in W. Germany" and "Famos Gerate", with a four-pointed star. A flexible white plastic cutting mat that has "Little Red Chef" printed in the upper left-hand corner accompanies the food chopper.

Sold on

QVC, Inc. sold the food chopper nationwide, from February 2002 through July 2002, for about $15.

Contact the company

For more information, contact QVC, Inc.'s Customer Service Department at (800) 455-2259 between 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.qvc.com

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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