Cuisinart Recalls Millions Of Food Processors Sold Since 1996

DETROIT (WWJ) - If you've bought a Cuisinart food processor in the last 20 years, odds are your appliance is being recalled.

Cuisinart is recalling about 8 million food processors sold nationwide between July 1996 through December 2015 because the riveted blade can crack over time and small, metal pieces of the blade can break off into the processed food.  This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.

This recall involves the riveted blades in Cuisinart food processors with model numbers that begin with the following: 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 and MP-14. The model number is located on the bottom of the food processor.

The blades have four rivets and are silver-colored stainless steel and have a beige plastic center hub. Only food processors with four rivets in the blades are included in this recall. Cuisinart is printed on the front and on the bottom of the food processors.

Cuisinart has received 69 reports of consumers finding broken pieces of the blade in processed food, including 30 reports of mouth lacerations or tooth injuries.

Consumers should immediately stop using the food processor's riveted blade and contact Cuisinart for a free replacement blade. For more information call  877-339-2534 or visit cuisinart.com.