CPSC recall,
Thermos Food Jars and Beverage Bottles
Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles can forcefully eject their stopper, causing serious impact injury and lacerations.
Summary by Recall Canary from the CPSC notice
What happened
If perishable food or beverages are stored in the container for an extended period of time, the stopper can forcefully eject when opened, which can result in serious impact injury and laceration hazards to the consumer.
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.
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What to do
If yours is listed below:
- Stop using the recalled Food Jars and Bottles immediately.
- Contact Thermos to receive a free replacement pressure relief stopper or replacement Bottle, depending on the model.
- For recalled 3000 and 3020 Food Jars, consumers will be asked to throw away the stopper and send a photo of the disposed stopper to Thermos.
- For recalled 3010 Bottles, consumers will be asked to return their recalled Bottle to Thermos using a prepaid shipping label.
What you get Replacement
Full text from CPSC
Consumers should stop using the recalled Food Jars and Bottles immediately and contact Thermos to receive a free replacement pressure relief stopper or replacement Bottle, depending on the model. For recalled 3000 and 3020 Food Jars, consumers will be asked to throw away the stopper and send a photo of the disposed stopper to Thermos. For recalled 3010 Bottles, consumers will be asked to return their recalled Bottle to Thermos using a prepaid shipping label.
Is yours affected?
Compare these details with your product, then check the CPSC notice for which ones are recalled.
Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles
- Model number
- SK3010
Thermos Stainless King Food Jars
- Model number
- SK3000
- SK3020
Product description from CPSC
This recall involves Thermos Stainless King Food Jars with model numbers SK3000 and SK3020, manufactured before July 2023 and all Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles with model number SK3010. The stopper of the recalled Food Jars and Food & Beverage Bottles does not have a pressure relief in the center. The containers were sold in a variety of colors in sizes of 16-oz, model number SK3000, 24-oz, model number SK3020, and 40-oz, model number SK3010. The Thermos trademark is located on the side of the product. The model numbers are printed on the bottom of the recalled containers.
Recall details
- Recalled
- Sold in
Sold at Target, Walmart and other stores nationwide.
Online at Amazon.com, Walmart.com, Target.com and Thermos.com.
From Mar 2008 to Jul 2024.
Price: about $30.
- Company
- Thermos L.L.C.China
- Hazard
- Impact hazard
- Recall number
- 26-444
- 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.
- Made in
- China
- Imported by
- Thermos L.L.C., of Schaumburg, Illinois
Timeline
Announced by CPSC · Listed on Recall Canary
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