BlendJet Inc. is recalling about 4.8 million moveable blenders offered at Costco, Goal and Walmart after receiving experiences of blades breaking off in addition to the product overheating or catching hearth, leading to dozens of accidents. 

The Benicia, California-based firm has heard of 329 incidents wherein BlendJet 2 Transportable Blenders’ blades broke off whereas in use, and an extra 17 experiences of overheating or fires which have resulted in property injury claims of roughly $150,000, based on a discover posted Thursday by the Shopper Product Security Fee.

BlendJet has additionally acquired 49 experiences of minor burn accidents and one laceration damage. 

“Whereas not one of the reported incidents resulted in severe damage or vital property injury, out of an abundance of warning, our firm up to date the bottom of the BlendJet 2 to characteristic thicker blades and an improved electrical configuration,” BlendJet stated in a information launch. The updates have been included many months in the past, it added.

Shopper Stories provided a considerably completely different take, noting that it started elevating security issues to the CPSC and BlendJet concerning the recalled blenders in August.  “In a single grievance involving an damage, a shopper reported that the blender began smoking whereas plugged in, and the complainant’s son reportedly burned his finger when unplugging it,” CR said. 

“BlendJet ought to get the phrase out about this recall as a lot as doable within the new 12 months, and we urge the corporate to supply individuals a refund if they are not snug getting a substitute,” William Wallace, CR’s affiliate director of security coverage, stated on Thursday in an emailed assertion.

Manufactured in China, the recalled product was offered at shops nationwide and on-line from October 2020 by November 2023 for between $50 and $75. Supplied in quite a lot of colours and designs, the recalled blenders comprise serial numbers the place the primary 4 digits vary between 5201 to 5542. Customers can even go right here to establish the blenders.

Customers are urged to cease utilizing the blenders and to contact BlendJet for a free base unit substitute, based on the CPSC discover. Individuals who purchased the recalled product should take away and minimize up the bottom’s rubber seal and e-mail or add a photograph to the corporate’s web site.

BlendJet 2 blenders with serial numbers that begin with “5543” or larger should not being recalled as they have already got up to date elements, BlendJet said. 

Past the 4.8 million recalled blenders offered within the U.S., one other roughly 117,000 have been offered in Canada.