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Robo Twist electric can openers

2 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 14, 2018. A report isn’t a recall.

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From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

  • 2reports to CPSC
  • Jan 14, 2018the latest report was made
  • Jul 28, 2017the earliest
  • 0with the company’s comments
Brand
Robo Twist
Makers
E MISHAN & SONS (use EMSON INC/E MISHAN & SONS) and EMSON INC/E MISHAN & SONSMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product
Electric can openersCPSC’s product type: Electric Can Openers (code 213), in Kitchen: Appliances
Other ways the reports write the brand (1)

“RoboTwist”

By month

2 reports from February 2017 to January 2018; the most in January 2018, 1.
The numbers, as a table
Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
MonthReports
January 20181
July 20171

How badly anyone was hurt

  • No one hurt 2 CPSC: Incident, No Injury

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

Source:

CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.

  1. No one hurt

    Made Jan 14, 2018, sent to the company Feb 13, 2018, published by CPSC Feb 28, 2018

    The product, in the report: Electronic jar opener, battery operated.

    Electronic jar opener being used to open a jar of pickles, as advertised. One of the arms broke, sending it, as a projectile, across the room, hitting a wall.

    Model
    1014FEQ
    UPC
    80313 01014
    Bought from
    Bed Bath & Beyond
    Bought
    Dec 10, 2017, about then
    Where
    Peoria, United States: Home/Apartment/Condominium
    Who was involved
    Age 66, Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Self
    As this report names them
    Brand RoboTwist, made or sold by EMSON INC/E MISHAN & SONS
    Reports CPSC links to it
    20180202-6E5E4-1731475
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury
  2. No one hurt

    Made Jul 28, 2017, sent to the company Dec 13, 2017, published by CPSC Dec 28, 2017

    The product, in the report: Robo twist/ remove covers from jar

    Caller is reporting that while using the device to remove the cover from a glass jar it snapped off becoming a projectile which hit his grandson in his stomach. He stated that the child was not injured but it could have hit him in the face. He stated that he had only used it twice before the incident.

    Caller contacted the company and they advised him to take pictures of the device and submit it for a claim, he was offered a replacement but he declined due to the safety hazard.

    Model
    unknown
    Bought from
    PCH
    Bought
    May 27, 2017, about then
    Where
    Stuart, Florida: Unspecified
    Who was involved
    Male
    The reporter’s relation to them
    Unspecified
    As this report names them
    Brand Robo Twist, made or sold by E MISHAN & SONS (use EMSON INC/E MISHAN & SONS)
    How badly, in CPSC’s words
    Incident, No Injury

CPSC’s disclaimer

Disclaimer: CPSC does not guarantee the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the contents of the Publicly Available Consumer Product Safety Information Database on SaferProducts.gov, particularly with respect to information submitted by people outside of CPSC.

Source:

Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.

Sources

Sources
  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.

    Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.

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