Yahoo News People are getting injured by 'exploding' blenders
Warning: This article contains graphic images of burns.
NutriBullets might be an easy way to get your five a day if you're a convert to the juice life, but a report by Australian news programme Today Tonight Adelaide has claimed that several people have experienced terrible injuries as a result of their NutriBullet blenders exploding.
A number of people have ended up in hospital with second degree burns following an apparent explosion of the smoothie-maker, despite the fact the ingredients they'd been putting in weren't warm at all.
"It isn't supposed to be hot, but it must have heated up on its own and exploded," explained one woman, Tysha Stapleton, who said that she had suffered severe burns as a result of her NutriBullet exploding.
"The pain was horrific, I could feel my skin burning. I thought I was blind. I could see the skin on my eyelid hanging down; my skin was melting off my face. It was unbearable."
And Tysha isn't the only one; British film producer Richard Moore also claims he's now got scars after his smoothie-maker exploded while he was making a peanut butter smoothie. "It felt like my hands were on fire," he said.
A spokesperson for NutriBullet has said: "Customer safety and satisfaction are paramount at NutriBullet. Reports of blenders, which have operated normally for years, suddenly turning cool ingredients into scalding hot mixtures after less than 20 seconds of normal operation are perplexing and contrary to the hundreds of millions of uses by satisfied NutriBullet customers worldwide.
"We will investigate the claims thoroughly and analyse the blenders in question to determine exactly what happened. Whatever the circumstances surrounding these accidents, we wish prompt and complete recoveries to those involved."
NutriBullet claims it has made it clear its devices are not intended for hot liquids, with advice on its website reading: "Never put any hot liquids or ingredients in any of the NUTRiBULLET 600, 900 or Rx blending Cups. All liquids should always be left to cool completely before you put the ingredients into the NUTRiBULLET 600, 900 or Rx Cups."
However, it does also apparently contain recipes for hot broccoli soup and coffee mocha drinks in the accompanying recipe book.
NutriBullet claimed earlier in the year it was looking into the issue, but has suggested these problems may have arisen because of counterfeit devices being passed off as the real thing. According to People, however, 22 people are now suing the company after suffering injuries.
Either way, you'd best all be vigilant out there with your smoothie makers.
Cosmopolitan.com/uk previously reached out to NutriBullet for comment.
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