Product Recall: the numbers behind it

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. Product Recall has emerged this Saturday as one of the stories drawing attention in Canada.

Key facts

• 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.
• Recalled Thermos 16-oz Stainless King Food Jar (SK3000), 40-oz Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottle (SK3010), and 24-oz Stainless King Food Jar (SK3020).
• Thermos is recalling 8.2 million containers and jars after some stoppers forcefully ejected, leading to laceration injuries that required medical attention, and three consumers suffered permanent vision loss.
• The recall includes 5.8 million Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles, with the items sold at Target, Walmart, Amazon.com and other retailers between around March 2008 and July 2024, according to a notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

What we know

Going deeper, For recalled 3010 Bottles, consumers will be asked to return their recalled Bottle to Thermos using a prepaid shipping label.

On the substance, Recalled Thermos 16-oz Stainless King Food Jar (SK3000), 40-oz Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottle (SK3010), and 24-oz Stainless King Food Jar (SK3020).

Beyond the headlines, Thermos is recalling 8.2 million containers and jars after some stoppers forcefully ejected, leading to laceration injuries that required medical attention, and three consumers suffered permanent vision loss.

More precisely, the recall includes 5.8 million Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles, with the items sold at Target, Walmart, Amazon.com and other retailers between around March 2008 and July 2024, according to a notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

It is worth noting that the food and beverage insulated container company Thermos voluntarily recalled over 8 million jars and bottles for injury risk after three people "suffered permanent vision loss." David Muir reports.

By the numbers

At this stage, Thermos online at or go to and click “Contact Us” or “Recall Info,” or call 662-563-6822 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

On a related note, 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.

Going deeper, Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products.

On the substance, Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually.

The wider context

On a related note, 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.

Going deeper, Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

On the substance, since the CPSC was established more than 50 years ago, it has worked to ensure the safety of consumer products, which has contributed to a decline in injuries associated with these products.

Beyond the headlines, Consumers can contact Thermos online at or go to and click "Contact Us" or "Recall Info." They can also call 662-563-6822 from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.

More precisely, the stopper of the recalled Food Jars and Bottles has no pressure relief in the center.

The bottom line

• The recall includes 5.8 million Thermos Stainless King Food Jars and about 2.3 million Thermos Sportsman Food & Beverage Bottles, with the items sold at Target, Walmart, Amazon.com and other retailers between around March 2008 and July 2024, according to a notice from the Consumer Product Safety Commission.
• The food and beverage insulated container company Thermos voluntarily recalled over 8 million jars and bottles for injury risk after three people "suffered permanent vision loss." David Muir reports.
• 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.