The Recall Desk
SevereCPSC·26444·Announced 2026-04-30

Thermos food jar stoppers can eject forcefully and cause eye injuries

Thermos Stainless King food jars and Sportsman bottles are recalled after 27 reports of stoppers ejecting forcefully on opening, including three consumers with permanent vision loss.

What this means for you

Illness, injury, or structural failure has been reported. Stop using the product immediately and contact the manufacturer for a refund or repair.

Our severity reasoning: The source reports injuries requiring medical attention and three consumers with permanent vision loss, meeting the Severe criterion for significant injury reports.

Plain-English summary

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, are being recalled. About 5.8 million Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles are affected.

If perishable food or beverages are stored in the container for an extended period, the stopper can forcefully eject when opened, which can result in serious impact injury and laceration hazards. Thermos has received 27 reports of consumers who were struck by a stopper that forcefully ejected on opening, including complaints of impact and laceration injuries requiring medical attention. Three consumers suffered permanent vision loss after being struck in the eye.

The containers were 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.

Consumers should stop using the recalled food jars and bottles immediately and contact Thermos to receive a free replacement pressure relief stopper or a replacement bottle, depending on the product.

The recalled product

Product
Thermos Stainless King 3000 and 3020 Food Jars and Thermos Sportsman 3010 Food & Beverage Bottles
Manufacturer
Thermos L.L.C., of Schaumburg, Illinois
Category
Consumer Product — Food container
Hazard

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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