CPSC Recall in 2015: Avon Recalls Nut Chopper Due to Risk of Injury

Updated on January 18, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 15-183

Date: July 15, 2015

Product Name: Nut chopper

Recall Description:

The tines of the grinding mechanism can break and these fragments can fall into the food being chopped.

Hazard Description:

The tines of the grinding mechanism can break and these fragments can fall into the food being chopped, posing a risk of injury to consumers.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 27,000 (in addition, 5,100 were sold in Canada)

Incidents:

Avon received seven reports of the chopper bending or breaking, including two instances in which the tine fragments were found in the food prepared by the consumer but not swallowed. There have been no reports of injury.

Sold At:

Independent Avon sales representatives nationwide and online at Avon.com from June 2013 through December 2013 for between about $10 and $13.

Manufactured In: