Vitamix has recalled thousands of parts for its blenders due to a malfunction that led to dozens of customers being injured.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said that the blender manufacturer was expanding its voluntary recall of its Ascent Series and Venturist Series 8-ounce and 20-ounce blending containers and blade bases.
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The agency said that the containers can separate from the blade base and expose the blades, posing a "laceration hazard" to consumers.
Vitamix said it has received 27 reports of lacerations, including 11 incidents from a prior 2018 recall, when consumers' hands came in contact with exposed blades.
The total recall applies to about 569,000 blending containers and blade bases, with the latest recall expansion announced on Thursday. In August 2018, 105,000 of these were first recalled.
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The agency noted that about 121,950 of the recalled items were sold in Canada.
The blender and blending containers were sold for between $30 and $990 between April 2017 and May 2024. The items could have been sold together, separately, in sets and in various bundles, per the CPSC.
The items were sold at multiple locations including Walmart, Target, Costco, Best Buy, Crate & Barrel, Macy's, Williams Sonoma, and at independent stores, as well as online on Amazon and the company's own website.
All customers, including those whose blenders were repaired in the 2018 recall, are advised to stop using the recalled products and contact Vitamix for a repair kit.
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The repair kit contains a protective plastic shroud to attach over the blade base and additional instructional labels, according to the CPSC.
The company is not offering refunds or replacements for the products.
In an emailed statement to Newsweek, Vitamix said: "Despite the rigorous testing each product undergoes before going to market, Vitamix often learns a great deal about its products after they've been used by thousands of people in real-life situations. In some cases, Vita-Mix may discover that a product can be used in an unintended manner."
"For decades, Vitamix has been committed to producing the highest-quality blending equipment in the world," the statement continued. "By continuing to improve the quality and durability of its products, Vitamix can continue to exceed its customers' blending expectations."
Vitamix, headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, is a popular blender manufacturing company. The blenders from its Ascent and Venturist series are among the more expensive of its products and are billed as its "most advanced blender line."
Vitamix is not the only company that has had to recall its blenders in recent years. In December 2023, several portable blenders sold by BlendJet Inc. were recalled after the company received reports of broken blades and fires resulting in property damage costing thousands of dollars.
Correction, 6/21/24, 12:30 p.m. ET: This article and its headline were updated to clarify that blender parts have been recalled, not the entire product.
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