Thermos Recalls 8.2 Million Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles Due to Serious Impact Injury and Laceration Hazards
CPSC recall 26444. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
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.
Remedy, in the words of 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.
CPSC recall 26444 has the recall date 30 Apr 2026. The notice names the firm Thermos. The recall has about 5,800,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2026 has 4,008 units. This register puts the recall under 2 hazards. The first is Laceration.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | 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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| Units | 5,800,000 |
| Remedy options | Replace |
| Description | 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. |
| Product | Thermos Stainless King 3000 and 3020 Food Jars and Thermos Sportsman 3010 Food & Beverage Bottles, About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles |
| Sold at | 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. |
| Importer | Thermos L.L.C |
| Made in | China, Malaysia |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 5,800,000Median of 2026: 4,008
- CPSC recalls of 2026
- 459
- Recalls of 2026 with one of the same hazards
- 9%
- Recalls on the register that name Thermos
- 2
Other recalls of the firm
| Date | Recall |
|---|---|
| 17 May 1991 | Thermos To Replace Gas Grill Part |
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 26444The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 26444. https://recallregister.com/product/10741-thermos-recalls-8-2-million-stainless-king-food-jars-and-bottles-due-t/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 26444 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
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.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 26444?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Replace
- How many units are in CPSC recall 26444?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles