<p>A food slicer is provided having a support member including a base portion and an upstanding portion integrally formed with the base portion. The upstanding portion includes a rotating cutting blade secured thereto for slicing food product and at least one motor positioned within the upstanding portion for rotating the cutting blade. The base portion includes a food product table slidably secured thereto and is movable across the cutting blade for holding product while it is being sliced by the cutting blade. An adjustable gage plate also is provided for determining the thickness of a food product to be sliced by the cutting blade as well as a gage plate adjustment mechanism for adjustment of said gage plate by an operator where the gage plate adjustment mechanism is rotatable about an axis. A table interlock mechanism is included for preventing removal of the food product table from the food slicer unless the food product table and the gage plate are in particular positions with respect to the food slicer. The interlock mechanism includes at least one cable member in operable communication with the gage plate adjustment mechanism where a distal (64) end of the cable member (60) proximate the gage plate adjustment mechanism is lockable within a portion (72) of the gage plate adjustment mechanism upon longitudinal movement of said cable member substantially parallel to the axis of the gage plate adjustment mechanism when both the food product table and the gage plate are positioned in their particular positions.</p>
