CPSC Recall in 2011: Calphalon Recalls to Repair Contemporary Cutlery Knife Block Sets Due to Laceration Hazard

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 11-246

Date: June 13, 2011

Product Name: Calphalon Contemporary Cutlery Knife Sets

Recall 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:

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.

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.

Manufactured In:

China