CPSC, Appliance Co. of America LLC Announce Recall of Juice Extractors Sold at Kmart
Home product recall 00-156. Announced by CPSC on Aug 3, 2000.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Aug 3, 2000. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 229,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- Not said injuries, in the notice
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The juice extractor’s filter and lid can break apart, and project metal and plastic into the air, causing injuries to nearby consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should stop using these juice extractors immediately, and discard or destroy them. The firm is out of business and cannot be contacted, and a remedy is no longer available.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- How to reach the firm: The firm is out of business. Consumers should call the CPSC hotline at 800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054).
Which ones are recalled?
The Betty Crocker juice extractor being recalled is model number 1480, which is written underneath the unit as part of a mark that reads “BC-1480 Juice Extractor.” The juice extractor is white, and measures 12.5 inches high, 6 inches wide and 8.75 inches long.
About 229,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Betty Crocker juice extractors.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Appliance Co., American LLC, of Great Neck, N.Y.
- Kmart stores nationwide sold these juice extractors, from September 1992 through June 1995, for about $21.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
Appliance Co. of America had received 17 reports of the juice extractors’ filters and lids breaking apart. Six consumers suffered minor cuts to their hands and arms.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.
Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.