Prepworks slicers and choppers
3 reports to CPSC, the latest made Jan 29, 2023. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 3reports to CPSC
- Jan 29, 2023the latest report was made
- May 21, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Prepworks
- Maker
- PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORP.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Slicers and choppersFor foodCPSC’s product type: Slicers and Choppers (code 469), in Kitchen: Knives & Slicers
Other ways the reports write the brand (2)
“Prepworks Nut Chopper” and “Prepworks by Progressive”
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| January 2023 | 1 |
| August 2022 | 1 |
| May 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
- 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.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Jan 29, 2023, sent to the company Feb 1, 2023, published by CPSC Feb 15, 2023
The product, in the report: Progressive International Corp.: www.progressiveintl.com Brand: Prepworks Item Name: Deluxe Potato Cutter Silver stamped steel & cast construction with polymer accessories/parts Item Code: GPC-3665 UPC: 078915028693 Production Date Code: None on packaging or product Batch Code: None on packaging or product COO: China
Bought the “Deluxe Potato Cutter” manufactured by Progressive International Corp of Kent Washington, 98032, USA. Upon first use of the product the slicer failed with blades from the cutter not holding under normal use. One blade sheered and lodged in the potato and the other projectile from the casing holding the blades. Fortunately, nobody was on the side of the projectile. However, I did sustain a superficial laceration from the sudden failure and the lever action handle gave way when the blades failed. The product was being used to cut potatoes as instructed from the user manual. Including applying the suction -cup attachment to the counter. Which also failed as well, under normal use. I contacted the company who was apathetic at best to the failure of their product. Upon further research and reviews I’m not the only consumer who’s experienced similar issues with the product failing.
- Model
- Deluxe Potato Cutter: GPC-3665
- UPC
- 078915028693
- Serial number
- None
- Bought from
- The Happy Cook
- Bought
- Jun 26, 2021, about then
- Where
- Payson, Utah: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 48, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Prepworks by Progressive, made or sold by PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
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No one hurt Made Aug 23, 2022, sent to the company Aug 25, 2022, published by CPSC Sep 9, 2022
The product, in the report: Prepworks by Progressive Nut Chopper with Non-Skid Base. It has a red lid, handle, ring between the base and top, and non-stick base. It has 1.5 cup capacity.
After approximately one year of using the Prepworks by Progressive Nut Chopper with Non-Skid Base, the plastic threading to attach the top to the base started to chip. I was unaware of this until I bit on plastic in my food. I didn’t initially know where the plastic came from until the second time it happened. This caused pain in my teeth. It’s possible I swallowed some of the plastic.
- Model
- GFNC-2
- Bought from
- Amazon
- Where
- Silver Spring, Maryland: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 42, Unknown
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Prepworks, made or sold by PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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No one hurt Made May 21, 2021, sent to the company May 26, 2021, published by CPSC Jun 10, 2021
The product, in the report: An 8” tall, clear plastic nut chopper with a 3” removable red plastic oval top, a 4” non-removable red plastic base and a 1” red plastic band in the center that is also the location for the top and the bottom to screw together; and too, the location of the metal hand-crank with a red plastic knob-type handle.
In January, 2021, I ordered the above nut chopper from Walmart. When the package arrived, I was incredibly disappointed to see that on the “lip” of the jar in two places, the plastic was broken leaving two jagged edges of plastic where the jar screws into the chopper portion. There were no plastic pieces in the packaging, so it obviously didn’t happen during the mailing process...but rather, in the initial manufacturing and packaging process. That fact made me even more disappointed because that meant that a broken item was selected and sent to me from the vendor. I was then in contact with the vendor and they sent me another nut chopper with no apparent flaws. I was happily using it daily to chop almonds for my oatmeal and yogurt breakfast. Several days ago while eating my usual breakfast of oatmeal, yogurt and chopped almonds, I bit down on something very sharp, jagged and hard. Much to my shock, it was a piece of plastic over ½ “ long and about 1/8” wide. After an immediate investigation, it turned out to be a piece of the edge of the brand new nut chopper. I could have swallowed that thing and done severe damage to my intestines, even unto death.
Since this seems to be a pattern regarding the safety of the plastic rim, there appears to be an engineering flaw in the design of this item. THIS IS A DANGEROUS PIECE OF KITCHEN EQUIPMENT WHICH SHOULD BE IMMEDIATELY REMOVED FROM SHELVES AND FROM THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL OF THIS PARTICULAR NUT CHOPPER.
- Model
- GFNC-2
- UPC
- 78915 04213
- Serial number
- Patent #D673,013 and 8,985,491
- Bought from
- Walmart (online)
- Bought
- Jan 28, 2021
- Where
- Coronado, California: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 80, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Prepworks Nut Chopper, made or sold by PROGRESSIVE INTERNATIONAL CORP.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
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