CPSC Recall in 2010: Lifetime Brands Recalls Fruit and Vegetable Choppers Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold at Sam's Club

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 10-717

Date: January 20, 2010

Product Name: Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Choppers

Recall Description:

The recalled product is the Pedrini® Pro Chop™ Professional Multipurpose Chopper with model number 5061050 and UPC 024131114849. The product is a multipurpose chopper and corer for fruits and vegetables. The model number and UPC are located on the chopper's packaging.

Hazard Description:

Pieces of the chopper's metal blades can break off during use and fall into food being prepared in the chopper, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 6,000

Incidents:

Lifetime Brands has received three reports of blades breaking off during use, including one report of minor cuts to a consumer's mouth when a small piece of blade became lodged in food that had been sliced by the chopper.

Sold At:

Sam's Club locations nationwide from October 2009 through December 2009 for about $25.

Manufactured In:

China