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Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles

Thermos is recalling Stainless King food jars and bottles because the stoppers can forcefully eject, posing impact and laceration hazards.

What to do

Immediately stop using the recalled food jars and bottles and contact Thermos for a free replacement stopper. Consumers should visit the Thermos recall website to register for the replacement.

Recalled
Updated
Agency
CPSC
Firm
Thermos L.L.C.
Recall ID
10741
Status
ONGOING

Recall at a glance

Units affected
About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles
Reported incidents
Thermos has received 27 reports of consumers who were struck by a stopper that forcefully ejected from these containers upon opening, including complaints of impact and laceration injuries requiring medical attention. Three consumers suffered permanent vision loss after being struck in the eye.
Contact
Thermos online at https://support.thermos.com or go to https://www.thermos.com and click "Contact Us" or "Recall Info," or call 662-563-6822 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. CT Monday through Friday.

Why it was recalled

Thermos is recalling Stainless King Food Jars and Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles because the stoppers lack a pressure relief mechanism. If food or beverages are stored for an extended period, the stopper can forcefully eject upon opening, posing impact injury and laceration hazards. The recall includes model SK3000 (16-oz), SK3020 (24-oz), and SK3010 (40-oz) manufactured before July 2023.

Is mine affected?

Check the model number and date code on the product or its label. Yours is affected if it matches one below.

ProductModel
Thermos Stainless King Food Jar, 16-ozSK3000
Thermos Stainless King Food Jar, 24-ozSK3020
Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottle, 40-ozSK3010

Where it was sold

Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com and Thermos.com between around March 2008 and July 2024 for about $30.

Distributed nationwide.

Timeline

  1. Announced by CPSC
  2. Listed on Recall Canary
  3. Summary updated

Official source

View on U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission →

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Editorial summary by Recall Canary · summary updated 2026-07-08 · primary source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission