Cuisinart Food Processors Recalled Due to Laceration Hazard

Imagine you've just whipped up a smoothie (for glowing skin, perhaps) and sipped a few blade shards. Not a pleasant thought, but one that became a reality for at least 69 people, all of whom filed reports with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, citing that that certain Cuisinart food processors were doing just that. Consequently, Conair, the parent company of Cuisinart, has issued a recall on certain Cuisinart food processors that were sold between 1996 and spanning up to 2015. What's more, 30 of the 69 above-mentioned people, whom also reported mouth lacerations and tooth injuries caused by the defective blades. "The food processor’s riveted blade can crack over time and small, metal pieces of the blade can break off into the processed food," according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. "This poses a laceration hazard to consumers." Yikes, right?

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That's just a microscopic sample, however, of the 8 million Cuisinart food processors with this defect, sold over two decades. Technically, the number of Cuisinart food processors recalled is even greater when you include the 300,000 sold in Canada throughout those years.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Thankfully, the list of models included in the recall isn't nearly as many as that. But, we do have the full affected list of Cuisinart food processors below. :

• CFP-9 CFP-11 DFP-7 DFP-11 DFP-14 DLC-5 DLC-7 DLC-8 DLC-10 DLC-XP DLC-2007 DLC-2009 DLC-2011 DLC-2014 DLC-3011 DLC-3014 EV-7 EV-10 EV-11 EV-14 KFP-7 MP-14

There's also an easier way to check if your food processor could be one of the recalled ones that doesn't require digging up past receipts or hunting for a model number listed on the placard underneath it...

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Because the defective blades are all (and only) ones which have four rivets.

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

If your food processor is one of these, you'll want to stop using it, detach the blade ASAP, and call 877-339-2534 for a free replacement blade.

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Here's an easy DIY to try that doesn't involve any blades: