Brod and Taylor kitchen gadgets

1 report to CPSC, the latest made Feb 25, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.

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At a glance

From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.

1report to CPSC
Feb 25, 2023the latest report was made
Feb 25, 2023the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Brod and Taylor
Maker: Berkshire Innovations, Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: Kitchen gadgetsCPSC’s product type: Kitchen Gadgets, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 428), in Kitchen: Gadgets & Utensils

By month

1 report from March 2022 to February 2023; the most in February 2023, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
February 2023	1

How badly anyone was hurt

No one hurt 1 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.

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

No one hurt
Made Feb 25, 2023, sent to the company Mar 1, 2023, published by CPSC Mar 22, 2023

The product, in the report: Sahara Food Dehydrator (Black)

We have a Brod and Taylor Safari Food Dehydrator that we purchased less than 60 days ago. We have used it twice. We wanted to use it today. We plugged it in and turned it on and a fire started immediately.

Model
DR-710
Bought from
Brod and Taylor
Bought
Jan 1, 2023
Where
Old Town, Maine: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 68, Unspecified
The reporter’s relation to them
My Spouse
As this report names them
Brand Brod and Taylor, made or sold by Berkshire Innovations, Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Incident, No Injury

The company’s comments, in its own words

(3/14/2023) Berkshire Innovations, Inc.: Brod & Taylor takes consumer reports very seriously. Shortly after receiving notice of this incident, we supplied a pre-paid return shipping label and the unit was returned to us. We appreciate the consumer’s cooperation which allowed us to quickly launch an inspection and extensive testing of the unit along with a full evaluation of the manufacturing line. The unit also was shipped to the manufacturer’s factory in China for continued analysis.
The identified cause of the incident is the unreliable operation of a fan when activated. That malfunction caused a lack of air circulation and overheating of the plastic fan and certain adjacent components. We are aware of only this one incident in which overheating of the fan exceeded the capacity of the built-in thermal overload system and caused a visible flame.
That malfunctioning fan component has been isolated to a single production lot, and the dehydrators with fans from that lot have been identified. Because Brod & Taylor maintains detailed records of the serial numbers shipped to each customer, all consumers known to have one of those units are being contacted for replacement or repair. The production lot had a total of approximately 900 units. Also, Brod & Taylor has notified all authorized retailers to halt sales of the affected Model DR-710.
The safety and satisfaction of our customers are Brod & Taylor’s primary concerns. The CPSC was notified of this incident before receiving the submitter’s report, and we are cooperating in all respects to identify all potentially affected units and notify customers. Brod & Taylor encourages consumers with any concerns about our products to contact us directly at contact@brodandtaylor.com or by phone at 1-800-768-7064 toll free. (3/14/2023) Berkshire Innovations, Inc.: For accuracy, Brod & Taylor can clarify that the unit described in this report is a DR-710 (serial # 12139755, Production code CAEE). Model DR-720, also mentioned by the consumer, is a 240V model not sold in the USA and contains different internal components. Also, the consumer contacted the Brod & Taylor customer service system by e-mail and voicemail on 2/25/2023, and then shipped the model DR-710 to us on 3/1/2023.

CPSC report 20230225-E40EB-2147349352. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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.

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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.

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

Brod and Taylor kitchen gadgets

At a glance

By month

How badly anyone was hurt

The reports, as CPSC published them

CPSC’s disclaimer

Sources

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