Poggenpohl cabinets, shelves and racks
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jun 29, 2026. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jun 29, 2026the latest report was made
- Jun 29, 2026the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Poggenpohl
- Maker
- Poggenpohl Manufacturing GmbHMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Cabinets, shelves and racksIncluding room dividersCPSC’s product type: Cabinets, Racks, Room Dividers and Shelves, Nec (code 4056), in Furniture, Furnishings & Decorations: Storage & Organization
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| June 2026 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Jun 29, 2026, sent to the company Jul 1, 2026, published by CPSC Jul 16, 2026
The product, in the report: The product is Poggenpohl residential kitchen cabinetry installed as part of a custom kitchen, specifically the island cabinet/drawer fronts, edge/trim assembly, and related drawer-front hardware. The affected area consists of high-use kitchen island drawers and cabinets, including a three-stack drawer cabinet below the range. The cabinet fronts are approximately 20mm thick slab-style fronts with edge/trim material applied around the fronts. The failed trim includes aluminum edge/trim strips and/or edge-banding around the drawer and cabinet fronts. The failure affects approximately 1,000 linear inches / 83 linear feet of cabinet and drawer-front edges. When the trim detaches, it exposes sharp aluminum and raw cabinet-core material at normal hand-contact points. In at least one drawer, a detached lower aluminum strip also entered or obstructed the drawer closure path, caught on the drawer face, and contributed to the drawer face coming off. Known project/reference information from documents left with the home: [REDACTED]. Their authorized repair person stated that this was a defect (adhesive and/or application during manufacturing). Poggenpohl’s representative acknowledged the reported injury in writing by apologizing for the “resulting injury.”
I am reporting a safety hazard involving Poggenpohl residential kitchen cabinetry, specifically the island drawer cabinet fronts and edge trim assembly.
The edge/trim assembly is defective and has systematically failed across many island cabinet and drawer fronts, totaling ~83 linear feet of affected edges. When the trim detaches, it exposes sharp aluminum and raw cabinet-core edges at the exact locations users must press, pull, or touch during normal drawer/cabinet use.
This has already caused injuries. Multiple adults in the household have sustained cuts/lacerations from the exposed sharp edges during ordinary kitchen use. Poggenpohl acknowledged the injury in writing: its representative apologized for the resulting injury after being notified of the exposed sharp trim/edge condition.
Poggenpohls own preferred/authorized service person then inspected the cabinetry in the home. During that inspection, he identified the root issue as failed or insufficient adhesive at the edge/trim assembly i.e., an adhesive/manufacturing or assembly defect causing the aluminum edge trim to prematurely detach and pop up from the cabinet fronts. This is not ordinary cosmetic wear. The island fronts show widespread failure, while other cabinetry in the same kitchen is intact, by comparison.
There is a consequential high risk safety hazard caused directly by the primary adhesive failure described above. The aluminum edge strip on the bottom of the cabinet face is in a location that is difficult to see but lies directly in the drawer closure path. When the drawer was pushed closed, the loose sharp aluminum trim blocked closure and caught on the drawer face. The drawer front then came off. That drawer holds kitchen knives, and the knives nearly slid out when the front detached.
There is also a young child in the home, creating an ongoing risk of injury because the affected drawers and cabinets are in a high-use kitchen area.
Poggenpohl arranged replacement edge/trim material after the inspection, but the material was shipped to Poggenpohl’s preferred installer rather than to us or to an independent repair professional of our choosing. We have not received a written repair scope, written diagnosis, repair warranty, or assurance that all affected edges and related mechanical hazards will be corrected. Temporary tape has been used as a stopgap, but the condition remains an ongoing laceration and mechanical-detachment hazard during normal kitchen use.
- Model
- Custom Poggenpohl kitchen cabinetry [REDACTED]
- UPC
- Unknown
- Serial number
- Unknown
- Bought from
- www.poggenpohl.com
- Where
- Los Angeles, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 36, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- My Spouse
- As this report names them
- Brand Poggenpohl, made or sold by Poggenpohl Manufacturing GmbH
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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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.
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