Millions of Blenders Recalled After Causing $150,000 in Rupture

Millions of portable blenders sold by BlendJet Inc. had been recalled after the firm purchased experiences of broken blades and fires ensuing in $150,000 in property harm.

BlendJet Inc. of Benicia, California, announced a voluntary recall of decide out BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders on Thursday. Roughly 4.8 million items had been sold in the U.S. at stores esteem Costco, Walmart and Target from October 2020 via November 2023. Blenders had been moreover sold on-line by technique of the firm’s web put.

The firm recalled the product after receiving 329 experiences of blades breaking whereas using the blender and 17 experiences of overheating or fires that prompted about $150,000 in property harm claims. There has moreover been 49 experiences of adlescent burns and one document of a laceration harm.

BlendJet Inc. informed Newsweek by technique of email on Thursday, “We had a extraordinarily low price of incidents in comparison with the thousands and thousands of BlendJet 2s in spend. With so many items in spend, there are many doable components eager, some of that would possibly perchance perchance well had been user misuse.

“As an instance, using low-quality charging bricks, or attempting to crush ice with out including liquid first as the instructions specify, became likely the trigger in quite loads of the incidents. Viewing these disorders from a buyer’s perspective we made up our minds to bellow this recall to be particular every person BlendJet 2s invent to our expectations.”

BlendJet is a single-serving blender that can be charged and prone on the dawdle. The firm markets the blender’s blades as its “secret weapon” and acknowledged that the 2nd mannequin is “5 instances more extremely efficient than BlendJet One.”

“BlendJet 2’s chrome steel blades are offset from the center of the flawed, which creates a tornado carry out that blasts ingredients into the abet of the jar 275 instances per 2nd, ensuing in dramatically better blending,” the firm wrote on its web put.

The USB-C charging port is “water resistant,” and shoppers can get 15 blends or more from one hour of charging, in step with the secure put.

BlendJet informed Newsweek that they’ve improved its product following the incident experiences.

“While none of the reported incidents resulted in extreme harm or valuable property harm, out of an abundance of warning, our firm updated the flawed of the BlendJet 2 to plan thicker blades and an improved electrical configuration. These updates had been integrated many months ago into all BlendJet 2 units manufactured by the firm,” BlendJet acknowledged. “As such, the overwhelming majority of shoppers who purchased a BlendJet 2 origin September of this one year, or afterwards, purchased the updated flawed with their blender, so are no longer impacted by this recall.”

BlendJet Inc. informed shoppers to spend its web put to hunt down out if their blender is recalled.

“Items the put the first 4 digits of the serial number are between 5201-5542 and are arena to the recall ought to be identified via using the ‘Is my BlendJet 2 Recalled?’ instrument positioned at www.blendjet.com/safetyandrecall,” the recall look posted on the U.S. Consumer Product Security Fee (CPSC) web put acknowledged.

BlendJet Inc. informed shoppers who personal a recalled blender to straight away live using it, and the firm equipped to substitute it with a brand new blender. Particular instructions had been given to shoppers who desire a alternative blender.

“Consumers will must snatch away and gash the rubber seal from the flawed of their recalled blender into three or more pieces and upload or email a characterize exhibiting the serial number on the backside of the unit and its rubber seal in pieces to BlendJet at www.blendjet.com/safetyandrecall or security@blendjet.com to get a free alternative flawed,” the recall look acknowledged.

Exchange 12/28/23, 6:02 p.m. ET: This article has been updated with observation from BlendJet Inc.