Reported Feb 22, 2017

Calphalon Recalls Cutlery Knives Due to Laceration Hazard

Calphalon Corp. of Atlanta, Ga.

High riskUsing this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled cutlery and contact Calphalon for a replacement cutlery product.

Firm contact: Calphalon at 800-809-7267 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at www.calphalon.com and click on "Customer Support" at the bottom of the page then "Recalls" for more information.

What it looks like

  • Recalled product from Calphalon Corp.
  • Recalled product from Calphalon Corp.

Is this the product you have?

  • Contemporary Cutlery knives
Amount recalled
About 2 million (in addition, about 7,000 were sold in Canada)

Where it was sold

Sold at J.C. Penney, Kohl's, Macy's and other stores nationwide and online at www.Amazon.com from September 2008 through December 2016. The recalled knives were sold from September 2008 through December 2016 for $25 for a single knife to $300 for a knife block set..

Why it was recalled

Stop using this product now

The blade on Contemporary Cutlery knives can break during use, posing a laceration hazard.

Using this product could cause serious injury, illness or death — stop using it now.

Reports so far: Calphalon has received 27 reports of finger or hand lacerations; including four injuries requiring stitches. In addition, the firm has received about 3,150 reports of broken knives.

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Where this came from

Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

Read the CPSC notice

Notice updated Feb 22, 2017 · Data as of Sep 19, 7:19 PM UTC

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