{"id":4311,"date":"2026-06-02T03:44:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T03:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/morrisons-to-stop-selling-popular-kitchen-item-over-safety-fears\/"},"modified":"2026-06-02T03:44:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T03:44:18","slug":"morrisons-to-stop-selling-popular-kitchen-item-over-safety-fears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/morrisons-to-stop-selling-popular-kitchen-item-over-safety-fears\/","title":{"rendered":"Morrisons to stop selling popular kitchen item over safety fears"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_ccfe97\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">A UK supermarket chain will stop selling a common kitchen tool to help reduce crime after striking police figures showed a sharp increase in knife or sharp instrument offences over the past 10 years<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"36379482\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Morrisons has stopped selling traditional pointed kitchen knives\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36379482.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_morrisions1.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36379482.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_morrisions1.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36379482.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_morrisions1.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article36379482.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_morrisions1.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Morrisons has stopped selling traditional pointed kitchen knives\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Morrisons has stopped selling traditional pointed kitchen knives<cite aria-label=\"Image: Getty\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Getty)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A UK supermarket chain has stopped selling a common kitchen utensil in a bid do tackle crime rates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Morrisons has stoppedLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/food-warning-tesco-waitrose-morrisons-37229771\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Morrisons has stopped<\/a> selling traditional <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"pointed kitchen knivesLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/morrisons-knife-rampage-bradford-court-37195571\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">pointed kitchen knives<\/a>. The move, a first in the UK, comes after police data showed 49,151 knife or sharp instrument offences last year. This is a 50 per cent rise over the past decade.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Morrisons will nowLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/morrisons-announces-major-closures-update-37210718\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Morrisons will now<\/a> only sell blunt-ended knives that cannot pierce skin.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-37210716\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"37210716\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.33\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"LONDON, ENGLAND -August 18 2025: Morrisons Shop Front, Building Exterior London, England. (Photo by Peter Dazeley\/Getty Images)\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210716.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Morrisons-Shop-Front-Building-Exterior.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210716.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/0_Morrisons-Shop-Front-Building-Exterior.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210716.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/0_Morrisons-Shop-Front-Building-Exterior.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article37210716.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/0_Morrisons-Shop-Front-Building-Exterior.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"The retailer is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">The retailer is planning to close 100 stores over the coming months<cite aria-label=\"Image: Peter Dazeley, Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Peter Dazeley, Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">On December 5, Morrisions shoppers and staff were forced to evacuated as a man waving a knife went on a &#8220;rampage&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Milad Panjshiri, 22, was carrying a six-inch blade as he stormed into the supermarket in Bradford, West Yorkshire, before trashing aisles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Video footage showed Panjshiri hurling wine bottles onto the floor. The violent outburst left the supermarket covered in shattered glass as shoppers fled the scene.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He waved a knife at a female member of staff and shoppers, including the elderly, had to be ushered out of the shop for their own safety.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Last month, Panjshiri was sentenced to 18 months in prison, but a judge said he may only serve &#8220;40%&#8221; of the time handed down.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Speaking on <a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/all-about\/morrisons\" rel=\"follow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Morrisons<\/a>&#8216; decision to stop selling sharp knives, Corporate Affairs Director David Scott said: &#8220;They&#8217;re just as effective in the kitchen but reduce the risk of harm.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Scott said he hoped the move would &#8220;help normalise safer knives and make our communities safer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">A knife attack survivor has campaigned for people to make the switch to rounded-tip knives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Leanne Lucas&#8217; campaign started after a knife attack in July 2024 when a 17-year-old killed three girls and injured ten others with an 8-inch kitchen knife.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">She said that such an event &#8220;must never be repeated&#8221; and urged MPs to support her Let\u2019s Be Blunt campaign.<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"image-group\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX false\" data-testid=\"imageembed-33445551\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33445551\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"image\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"kitchen knives block\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(max-width: 458px) 458px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33445551.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_kitchen-knives-block.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33445551.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s458b\/2_kitchen-knives-block.jpg 458w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33445551.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615b\/2_kitchen-knives-block.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.mirror.co.uk\/article33445551.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200e\/2_kitchen-knives-block.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Kitchen knives (stock image)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Kitchen knives (stock image)<cite aria-label=\"Image: (Image: Getty)\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: (Image: Getty))<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/div>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Her efforts are supported by The Ben Kinsella Trust, a charity working to reduce knife crime.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The trust&#8217;s Chief Executive Patrick Green said the introduction of blunted knives &#8220;remove the opportunity, the impulsivity.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Morrisons&#8217; move to discontinue a product line comes as the supermarket chain prepares to close 100 stores across the UK.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The proposed closures will involve loss-making stores, described by the chain as &#8220;the most challenged&#8221; in its retail estate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/morrisons-stop-selling-sharp-knives-37234486\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A UK supermarket chain will stop selling a common kitchen tool to help reduce crime<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4312,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4311","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-crime"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/0_morrisions1.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4311","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4311"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4311\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4312"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4311"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4311"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4311"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}