The products are missing a key mechanism in the stopper, meaning they can abruptly fling themselves at people when opened under certain circumstances. At least two dozen injuries linked to the recalled bottles and jars have been reported, including several who suffered permanent blindness as a result.

This looks more like it was more of a deliberate design decision to save money. If the bad stoppers had pressure release that isn’t working properly, that’s a defect. The stopper having no pressure release whatsoever, is something else.

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The recall concerns two models of the Thermos Stainless King food jar (numbers SK3000 and SK30020) and one model of the Sportsman food and beverage bottle (SK3010). Their model numbers can be viewed on the bottom of the containers, and all Thermos products have the trademark on their side.

About 5.8 million food jars and 2.5 million bottles are being recalled, which were sold nationwide between 2008 and 2024. The products were sold at Target and Walmart stores, among other places, as well as online through Amazon and the official Thermos website.

These products should normally have a pressure relief in the middle of the stopper. Without this, pressure can build up in a bottle or jar containing perishable food for an “extended period of time,” according to the company. All that pressure, and the stopper itself, is then released with dangerous force upon opening.

So, am I the only person ever taught to open canisters away from my face?

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