Cole & Mason 505WEG Pepper Mills Recalled by DKB Household Due to Laceration Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Wegmans Food Markets (Recall Alert)
Home product recall 23-758. Announced by CPSC on May 18, 2023.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on May 18, 2023. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Refund what’s offered
- About 9,340 units, as CPSC gives them
- None injuries, CPSC’s notice says
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
The recalled pepper mills contain a metal grinding mechanism that lets off metal “shards” for the first 10 grinds, posing a laceration hazard.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled pepper mills and return them to Wegmans for a full refund. Wegmans is directly contacting consumers who purchased the recalled pepper mills.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
- What the company offers to fix a recalled product or vehicle: a repair, a replacement or a refund, as the recall notice says. For a vehicle, dealers make the safety repair free. Follow the notice’s own steps, or contact the company it names. Source: CPSC; NHTSA (49 U.S.C. 30120).: refund.
- How to reach the firm: Wegmans Food Markets toll-free at 855-934-3663 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET or Saturday and Sunday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET, by email at https://www.wegmans.com/service/contact-us/ or at www.wegmans.com/news-media/product-recalls/cole-mason-pepper-mills/, or www.wegmans.com and click on Newsroom at the bottom of the page then Product Recalls at the top of the page.
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Cole & Mason 505WEG Pepper Mills (sold empty) with Item Number H50501PWE. They are clear acrylic and measure about 6 inches high. Cole & Mason 505WEG and the Item Number H50501PWE are printed on the pepper mills.
About 9,340 units, as CPSC gives them.
Cole & Mason 505WEG Pepper Mills Item Number H50501PWE.
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?
- Imported by DKB Household USA Corp., Apex, North Carolina.
- Exclusively at Wegman’s Food Markets nationwide from January 2021 through January 2023 for about $14.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received three reports of incidents of metal shards coming off the pepper mill into consumers’ food. No injuries have been reported.
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.