Ginsu knives
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Jul 31, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Jul 31, 2021the latest report was made
- Jul 31, 2021the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Ginsu
- Maker
- Scott Fetzer Consumer BrandsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- KnivesCPSC’s product type: Knives, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 464), in Kitchen: Knives & Slicers
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| July 2021 | 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 Jul 31, 2021, sent to the company Aug 4, 2021, published by CPSC Aug 18, 2021
The product, in the report: stainless steel bread knife with ~8” edge, ~1/4” “waves” on the bottom and tiny sharp zipper-tooth serrated edge on top. 1/2” indentation at the tip for a pointed “hook” that juts out about 1/4”. Dark brown resin handle. Engraving in the middle of the knife, “A Ginsu Product” in script with smaller letters in all caps, “SURGICAL STAINLESS USA.”
I used the Ginsu bread knife to slice a bagel. As I typically do, I held the bagel over the top of the blade so that I could hold both sides in place while slicing the bagel in half. I was astonished to feel a serrated edge on the top. If I had not felt it quickly enough, or I had pressed my hand down harder on the top of the knife, I could have easily sliced my hand open. This is an actual “double-edged sword”; I think it is a design flaw that makes it a substantial product hazard. No one expects a bread knife to have a sharp edge on the top as well as the bottom. This is not safe to use or to wash.
- Model
- not specified
- Serial number
- none found
- Where
- LAKE LURE, North Carolina: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 59, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Ginsu, made or sold by Scott Fetzer Consumer Brands
- 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.
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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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.