The lower blade can break during use
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Kenwood is recalling about 1,010 Kenwood Blend-X PRO, BLM800 blenders in the U.S. and Canada.
The lower blade can break during use, posing a laceration hazard.
No incidents or injuries have been reported.
The recalled Kenwood Blend-X PRO, BLM800 blender has a glass handle and a black plastic lid, and sits on a grey power unit with a motor and user control panel. On the front lower portion of the base is the Kenwood logo on a silver plate.
On the bottom of the blender’s base, the rating label of recalled units has Type BLM80 and a date code ranging from 14X01 to 15X22 (“X” being any letter) stamped on the label.
The blenders, manufactured in China, were sold at Bloomingdales, Classic Cook, Frontgate, Good 4u Products, Kitchen Appliances, Kitchen Couture, Kitchen Window, Kitchens With Jazz, Las Cosas Cooking, Le Petite, M & K, Main Street Kitchens, Rolling Pin-Neeve, Ralph’s Thyme In The Kitchen, The Cooking Depot, The Cupboard, The Kitchen Clique and online at Bloomingdales.com and frontgate.com from August 2014, through July 2015, for approximately $400.
Consumers should immediately stop using the blender and contact Kenwood to arrange for a free replacement blade assembly kit to be mailed to their homes.
Consumers may contact Kenwood toll-free at 866-367-4561 anytime or online at , click on United http://www.kenwoodworld.com/en-us/customer-services for more information.