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Product Recall Number: 11-246

Why was Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery Knife Sets recalled?

The tips of the 8- inch slicing knife and/or the 8-inch bread knife can protrude through the bottom slot row on the wooden block holder, posing a laceration hazard.

Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery Knife Sets
Here's product recall specific data for Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery Knife Sets.

  • Product Recall Number: 11-246

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2011-06-13

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery Knife Sets

  • Description: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.

  • Hazard Description: The tips of the 8- inch slicing knife and/or the 8-inch bread knife can protrude through the bottom slot row on the wooden block holder, posing a laceration hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 217,000 in the United States; 300 in Canada

  • Incidents: Calphalon has received one report of a cut finger injury.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately contact Calphalon to receive a free repair kit for the recalled products. To order a free repair kit, contact Calphalon anytime at (800) 766-5652.

  • Sold At: Macy's, Bed Bath and Beyond, Belk, Bloomingdales, Crate and Barrel, Dillard's, Kitchen Collection, Cutlery and More, Carlson Marketing, Maritz, Hinda, Calphalon Retail Outlets and stores nationwide; online by Amazon, Cooking.com; and in Chef's Catalog from from 2007 through May 2011 for between $200 and $300.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: Calphalon Corporation, of Atlanta, Ga.

  • Distributors: None Listed

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed