# Progressive International Recalls Canning Jar Lifters Due to Laceration Hazard
> **CPSC recall** · 2013-02-06 · 13116 · 1 injuries reported
## Recall
- **Number:** 13116
- **Date:** 2013-02-06
- **Injuries reported:** 1
## Products

Canning Jar Lifter

## Hazards

The jar lifter handle can detach over time due to a missing stainless steel core in the hinge. This can cause the tongs to fail to grip and allow a jar being lifted to fall, posing a laceration hazard to the user.

## Remedies

Replace

## Retailer(s)

AC Sales Co., Ace Hardware, Amazon, Americas Gardening Resources, Bi-Mart, Blain Supply Inc., Chef Central , Cole Hardware, DeNault's True Value Hardware, Heart of America, Home Shopping Club, InterBond Corp. of America, Kitchen Kaboodle, Kitchen Krafts Inc., Lehman Hardware and Appliance Inc., Metropolitan Markets, Marmaxx, Reading China and Glass/Calvert, Supermarket Associates, Sur La Table, Williams-Sonoma, Winners Merchants International, World Kitchen Ltd., Zulily Inc. and other retailers 

## Importer(s)

Progressive International Corporation, of Kent, Wash.

## Country of manufacture

China

## Description

The recall involves the One Handed Jar Lifter. The jar lifter is a pair of tongs designed for lifting canning jars out of boiling water. The lifter is red with white handles. It is made of plastic and metal with a nylon coating.

## Source
- [CPSC recall page](https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2013/Progressive-International-Recalls-Canning-Jar-Lifters)
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