Conair’s expanded Cuisinart grill-brush recall now covers more than 3.6 million metal wire-bristle brushes, the Consumer Product Safety Commission says. The agency lists a refund as the remedy and says the company also offers a Cuisinart.com credit option.
The August 27 expansion adds about 1.9 million brushes to a July recall of nearly 1.72 million. The total is a product count, not a cash figure, and the remedy depends on identifying a covered brush and following Conair’s recall process.
The recall includes all Cuisinart wire-bristle brushes
The CPSC notice says the expanded recall includes Cuisinart metal wire-bristle grill brushes, including additional listed models and other Cuisinart-branded wire-bristle brushes sold individually or in sets before 2020. The agency says the affected brushes have black plastic, stainless-steel or wood handles, with identifying model details in the notice.
Small metal bristles can detach, stay on a grill or food and create an ingestion hazard, the CPSC says. The notice reports at least 54 reports and reviews involving detached bristles, including three reports in which consumers sought medical treatment after swallowing bristles.
The CPSC says the recalled brushes were sold at Walmart, Burlington, TJ Maxx and Ross and online through Amazon and Cuisinart.com from June 2009 through March 2026. The long sales range is why a household may have a brush purchased years ago rather than a recently bought product.
The notice also distinguishes the original set of recalled models from the additional models added in August. It says all Cuisinart wire-bristle grill brushes are included, but lists individual model numbers and product photographs to make the broad instruction usable for someone comparing an older brush or a brush included with a grill-tool set.
That detail matters because the affected brushes were sold both individually and in sets. A household may recognize the Cuisinart name but not retain the original packaging, so the handle markings, model references and images on the official notice provide a more reliable identification route than a purchase date alone.
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The remedy has two stated paths
Consumers should stop using the recalled brushes and contact Conair, the CPSC says. The notice lists a full refund, or a Cuisinart.com credit equal to the full refund plus an additional 20% of the cash-refund amount. The company asks consumers to discard the recalled brushes.
A product must be part of the recall before a remedy applies. The CPSC lists model numbers, product images, sales dates and contact information because a grill brush that merely looks similar may not be covered. The recall page is the controlling source for the included models and the current instructions.
Why the total increased
The notice calls the August action an expansion. It adds 1,905,805 brushes to 1,719,995 previously recalled in July, producing a stated total of 3,625,800. The “more than 3.6 million” phrasing in the headline is therefore supported by the agency’s arithmetic, not by a rounded retail-sales estimate.
Recall expansions can also alter the model list or remedy details. A prior recall notice is useful context, but the later CPSC page is the primary record for the expanded group. It identifies the new models and states that all Cuisinart wire-bristle grill brushes are included.
The distinction between the July action and the August expansion is practical. A household that checked a brush against the earlier list should compare it against the expanded notice as well, because the later page names additional models and extends the total population of products covered by the remedy.
Federal law bars resale of recalled products
The CPSC notes that federal law prohibits selling products subject to a commission-ordered or voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the agency. That point matters for garage sales, secondhand listings and donated goods as well as retail inventory.
The current recall page provides Conair’s phone number and recall website. It also records the reported injuries, sales channels and identification details. Those source-specific facts make this a current product-remedy article rather than a general warning about wire brushes.
The CPSC notice is still the source for eligibility
As of September 15, the CPSC continues to list the expanded recall as active with a refund remedy. The agency’s notice does not set a closing date for the remedy, so a claim deadline should not be invented. Its specific product list and contact route determine whether an item is covered.
Four dates on a settlement notice
Only one of them is the deadline that matters, and the other three are what make people miss it.
The Settlement & Refund Recovery System includes a 36-page guide, a 5-tab Excel tracker pre-filled with all 51 state unclaimed-property offices and the four-date rule for reading a settlement notice.
See the four-date rule in The Settlement & Refund Recovery System.
This article was prepared with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.
