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Princess Auto Ltd. recalls Kitchener Meat Grinders
- Starting date:
- January 7, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Household Items
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-43185
Affected products
Kitchener Manual Meat Grinders, #32 and #10
Product description
Kitchener #32 Manual Meat Grinder SKU: 8078719
Kitchener #10 Manual Meat Grinder SKU: 8379919
Hazard identified
Product may introduce metal shavings into the meat it grinds, posing an ingestion hazard to the consumer.
Health Canada has received one report of metal shavings coming off the meat grinder. No consumer injuries have been reported.
Princess Auto has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these meat grinders.
Number sold
Approximately 2,890 of the #32 meat grinders and 7,142 of the #10 meat grinders were sold at Princess Auto stores across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled meat grinders were sold between January 2007 and November 2014.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Intradin Machinery Company Limited
Shanghai
CHINA
- Importer
-
Princess Auto Ltd.
Winnipeg
Manitoba
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product and return it to a Princess Auto store for a refund.
For more information, consumers can contact Princess Auto using any of the following methods:
- Princess Auto website
- Telephone (toll free): 1-800-665-8685
- Fax (toll free): 1-800-265-4212
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.