Conair LLC has expanded its recall of Cuisinart-branded wire grill brushes to roughly 3.6 million units, adding about 1.9 million brushes to a recall that started this past July, after more reports of metal bristles breaking off and turning up in people’s food. The brushes were sold nationwide at Walmart, Burlington, TJ Maxx, Ross, Amazon and Cuisinart.com, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission’s recall notice.
Key Points
- Total recalled: approximately 3,625,800 brushes, combining the original July 2026 recall of 1,719,995 units with the new expansion of about 1,905,805 units.
- The brushes were sold from June 2009 through March 2026, priced between $8 and $20.
- At least 54 reports of bristles detaching have been logged, including three cases in which people ingested metal bristles that required medical treatment to remove them from their throat or digestive tract, per the CPSC.
- The hazard: thin metal wire bristles can snap off the brush head, stick to the grill grate or to food, and get eaten without anyone noticing.
What’s Included
The recall covers 21 different Cuisinart-branded brush and grill-tool models, identified by model numbers including CCB-100, CCB-4125, CCB-5014, CCB-6450, CCB-8012, CCB-4114, CCB-W2, CSBS-777, CGWM-024, CGWM-059, FCB-501, CGS-W18, CCB-134, CGWM-061, CB-395, CCB-3001, CGWM-077, CGWM-058, CCB-012/021, CGWM-060 and FBH-51. The full CPSC listing includes photos of each style, since the brushes were sold under names like the “Triple Bristle Grill Cleaning Brush,” “4-in-1 Grill Cleaning Brush” and “Grill Dozer Steam Cleaning Grill Cleaning Tool.”
What Consumers Should Do
- Stop using the brush immediately and check the model number stamped on the handle against the CPSC list.
- Contact Conair at 888-520-1304 (Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET) or visit recallrtr.com/grillbrushes to request a remedy.
- Choose between a full cash refund or a Cuisinart.com credit worth the refund amount plus a 20% bonus.
- Inspect grill grates closely before cooking, since loose bristles from an already-discarded brush can remain lodged in the grates for months.
This is the second expansion of a recall that first surfaced grill-brush bristle injuries months ago, and the growing injury count underlines a hazard that resurfaces every grilling season: wire bristles are small enough to hide in a hamburger and sharp enough to puncture a throat or intestine on the way down. Consumers who experience symptoms like severe abdominal pain, difficulty swallowing or gastrointestinal bleeding after grilling season cookouts should seek medical attention and mention the possibility of an ingested bristle, since the injury can be difficult to diagnose without that detail.