A metal-bristle grill brush bought at Walmart between January 2021 and August 2026 can be returned for a full refund or for credit at any Walmart store or on Walmart.com. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced the recall on October 1 as recall 27-010, covering about 4.48 million brushes, or 4,477,655 by its count, that sold for between $1 and $28. The agency’s recall notice says Walmart, Inc. of Bentonville, Arkansas imported them.

Why CPSC says to stop using them

CPSC says small metal wire bristles can detach from the brushes and stick to the grill or the food, creating an ingestion hazard and a risk of serious internal injuries that could require surgery. The notice says no injuries have been reported. Anyone with one of the five models at home is told to stop using it immediately.

For a household with a Walmart grill brush, that leaves two things to settle: whether the brush is one of the five recalled models, and whether to take the refund or the Walmart credit.

The next thing to watch in recall 27-010 is whether CPSC adds any injury reports, since the notice lists none so far.

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The five models on the recall list

CPSC lists five brush and tool-set models, sold at Walmart stores and online, and the sale dates differ by model:

• EX5607031616002, the 16-inch Steel Fiber Scrub Brush and Scraper, from January 2025 to August 2026
• EX5607031616003, the Handheld Steel Fiber Scrub Brush, from January 2025 to August 2026
• XG1310700206, the 21-inch 3-head Grill Brush with Stainless Steel Bristles, from January 2022 to August 2026
• XG1136178597003, the Long Handle Grill Brush with Scraper at 17.7 inches, from January 2021 to August 2026
• XG1410700124, the 10-Piece Stainless Steel Grill Kit, from December 2023 to August 2026

All five have metal wire bristles. Handles are black plastic or stainless steel, and some models have a metal scraper attached.

The dates narrow the search. The two Steel Fiber models were sold only from January 2025, so a brush bought in 2024 or earlier can only be one of the other three. The 17.7-inch long-handle brush has the longest run on the list, starting in January 2021, and the 10-piece kit started in December 2023. Many households own the older long-handle brush, so the model number matters more than the purchase year when deciding whether a brush belongs in the recall.

Cash back or Walmart credit

The remedy is the buyer’s choice between a full refund and a credit usable at any Walmart store or on Walmart.com. Consumers will be asked to return the recalled brush to Walmart or discard it. CPSC’s notice does not mention a receipt requirement or a deadline for the offer.

Walmart’s refund line is 800-925-6278, open from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Central Time, Monday through Friday. The notice also points to walmart.com/help and to the “Product Recalls” link at the bottom of walmart.com. Walmart’s own recalls page lists the October 1 entry with the same headline and sends readers to the CPSC notice for the steps.

What a refund is worth

CPSC puts the price at between $1 and $28, depending on the model, and the refund is described as a full refund, so the amount returned tracks what was paid.

The price range of $1 to $28 covers everything from a single handheld brush to a 10-piece tool kit. A buyer with a kit, a long-handle brush and a handheld brush from different years could have three separate recalled items in one drawer. CPSC says the products were manufactured in China.

Turning a recalled grill brush into a refund

Start with the model number on the packaging, the brush itself or the Walmart order history, and compare it with the five numbers above. The recall covers brushes sold at Walmart stores and Walmart.com, so the model number is the quickest way to tell whether a brush at home belongs on it. The CPSC recall page is the reference to keep open, and Walmart’s phone line and website are the two routes it names.

Because the wire bristles can stick to the grill or to food, CPSC’s instruction is to stop using the brush immediately, not to use it one last time. Walmart’s phone line and website are where the refund or credit is arranged, and the choice between the two is made when the household contacts Walmart.

The notice does not say a receipt is required, but an app order, a card statement or a receipt gives Walmart the purchase date and price if it asks for them.

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This article was produced with AI assistance and edited for accuracy against the sources linked above.