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.
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