Thermos Recalls 8.2 Million Stainless King Food Jars and Bottles Due to Serious Impact Injury and Laceration Hazards
Key facts
- Agency
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
- Recall number
- 26444
- Recall date
- Apr 30, 2026
- Units
- About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles
- Remedy
- Replace
- Firm
- Thermos
- Made in
- China, Malaysia
What to do
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.
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.
Hazard
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.
How to identify the recalled product
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.
About this recall
CPSC announced this recall on Apr 30, 2026. It covers About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles units. The remedy type is replace: the firm will send or give you a replacement product. 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. Thermos has 2 recalls in our records.
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.
Companies and identifiers
- Importer
- Thermos L.L.C., of Schaumburg, Illinois
Source and freshness
- Source
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Recalls API
- Official notice
- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Thermos-Recalls-8-2-Million-Stainless-King-Food-Jars-and…
- Last published by CPSC
- May 1, 2026
- Imported by RecallRadar
- Nov 4, 2026
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