Mueller Austria Recalls Onion Choppers Due to Serious Laceration Hazard

Recall number

21017

Title

Mueller Austria Recalls Onion Choppers Due to Serious Laceration Hazard

Recall date

2020-10-29T00:00:00

Manufacturers

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Made in

[{"Country":"Hong Kong"}]

Importers

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Mueller Austria, of Oakland, Calif."}]

Distributors

[]

Sold at

[{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Online at Amazon.com from September 2016 through July 2020 for about $20."}]

Products

[{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Mueller Austria Onion Chopper Pro","NumberOfUnits":"About 106,000","Type":""}]

UPCs

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Hazards

[{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"The product's locking tab can detach from the rest of the unit during use, causing hands and fingers to slide into the blades."}]

Remedies

[{"Name":"Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled onion choppers and contact Mueller Austria for a free replacement model with a newly-designed locking tab."}]

Injuries reported

[{"Name":"Mueller Austria has received 266 incidents of the tab breaking, resulting in 137 laceration injuries to the hands and fingers."}]

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.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2021/Mueller-Austria-Recalls-Onion-Choppers-Due-to-Serious-Laceration-Hazard

Last published

2020-10-29T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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