Product Recall Number: 21-017
Why was Mueller Austria Onion Chopper Pro recalled?
The product’s locking tab can detach from the rest of the unit during use, causing hands and fingers to slide into the blades.
Product Recall Number: 21-017
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2020-10-29
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Mueller Austria Onion Chopper Pro
Description: This recall involves models of the Mueller Austria Onion Chopper Pro, model number M-700. The gray and green choppers come with two stainless steel discs, 4-cup clear container and cleaning brush. Only onion choppers that have a locking tab that can be pushed towards the blades in order to properly lock into place are included in this recall. The Mueller Austria logo is printed on the side of the chopper. The model number is located on the product itself or on the chopper’s packaging.
Hazard Description: The product’s locking tab can detach from the rest of the unit during use, causing hands and fingers to slide into the blades.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Replace
Units: About 106,000
Incidents: Mueller Austria has received 266 incidents of the tab breaking, resulting in 137 laceration injuries to the hands and fingers.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled onion choppers and contact Mueller Austria for a free replacement model with a newly-designed locking tab.
Sold At: Online at Amazon.com from September 2016 through July 2020 for about $20.
Importers: Mueller Austria, of Oakland, Calif.
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: Hong Kong
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed