none indicated or could be proprietary to “Chefs Catalog” kitchen gadgets
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Dec 22, 2014. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Dec 22, 2014the latest report was made
- Dec 22, 2014the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- none indicated or could be proprietary to “Chefs Catalog”
- Maker
- CHEF’NMakers, 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
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| December 2014 | 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.
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No one hurt Made Dec 22, 2014, sent to the company Jan 2, 2015, published by CPSC Jan 16, 2015
The product, in the report: Nomenclature: “Chef’n Garlic Zoom XL” Color: Yellow/greenish. Size: handheld Powered by: hand Composition: 95% plastic 5% metal Sold by “Chef’s Catalog” Sellers Item number: 25797 Web link: http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/25797-chef-n-garlic-zoom-chopper-xl.aspx Address: Chef’s Catalog 5070 Centennial Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 80919 Map 719-272-2600
This product is a “garlic Mincer”. it is called the “Garlic Zoom”. It is available from “Chef’s Catalog”. http://www.chefscatalog.com/product/25797-chef-n-garlic-zoom-chopper-xl.aspx
After using the device, I opened up the lid and held it over the sauce and used my finger to wipe out the garlic pieces. I didn’t realize that the hinge on the lid had broken and scattered shards of very sharp and hard pieces of plastic into the sauce below.
The next day my girlfriend and I found the shards in our mouth as we were eating. We stopped eating of course. I have saved the remains of the dinner. I also still have the product and the two shards that we found. On the back of the product, you can easily see where the plastic had broken off.
I have alerted “Chef’s Catalog” about this device’s problem.
- Model
- 25797
- UPC
- none
- Serial number
- none
- Bought from
- Chefs Catalog5070 Centennial Blvd. Colorado Springs, CO 8091
- Where
- Manchester, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 60, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Unspecified
- As this report names them
- Brand none indicated or could be proprietary to “Chefs Catalog”, made or sold by CHEF’N
- 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.
Word for word, from the disclaimer in CPSC’s export.
Sources
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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.