If You Prep Your Food With This, You're at Risk of a Serious Injury

You know hazards lurk in your kitchen—from the hot surfaces of your stove to the filthy bacteria on your sponge. But there are other items in your kitchen that are more dangerous than you may have previously believed. The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) reports that Mueller Austria has just taken its Onion Chopper Pro off shelves due to a hazardous malfunction that's caused nearly 150 laceration injuries. Read on to find out more on the onion chopper that's been recalled, and for more recent recalls you may have missed, know that If You Use This Mouthwash, Get Rid of It Right Now.

According to the CPSC, the Mueller Austria onion chopper's locking tab can detach from the rest of the product while you're using it, which can cause your hands and fingers to slide into the blades. So far, 137 laceration injuries have been reported among the 226 incident reports Mueller Austria has received regarding the tab breaking.

This recall affects more than 100,000 products, which have the model number M-700 and were sold on Amazon between Sept. 2016 and July 2020. The CPSC says consumers who own this product should immediately stop using it and contact Mueller Austria for a free replacement model.

Fortunately, the company issued a joint warning with the CPSC back in May to alert consumers against using certain versions of the Onion Chopper Pro before a recall was finalized. In this announcement, Mueller Austria said that they had introduced a new onion chopper model in December that had a "different locking tab configuration," so only older versions should have this dangerous problem.

The onion chopper isn't the only household product being recalled lately, however. Read on for other recalled items, and for another kitchen danger, know that If You Use This in Your Oven, You Need to Stop Now.

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