The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on August 27, 2026, that Conair LLC has expanded its recall of Cuisinart-brand metal wire bristle grill brushes, adding about 1,905,805 units to a recall first issued in July 2026. The total number of brushes now covered stands at approximately 3,625,800, according to CPSC Recall #26-717.
The brushes are recalled because their metal wire bristles can detach during use and stick to grill grates or to food. If swallowed, the bristles pose an ingestion hazard and a risk of serious internal injury that could require surgery. Conair, the importer of Cuisinart-branded kitchen and outdoor products, is based in Stamford, Connecticut. The brushes were manufactured in China.
Scope of the expanded recall
The July 2026 recall covered eight model numbers: CCB-100, CCB-4125, CCB-5014, CCB-6450, CCB-8012, CCB-4114, CCB-W2, and CSBS-777. The August 27 expansion adds thirteen more: 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. According to the CPSC notice, all Cuisinart wire bristle grill brushes sold before 2020 are included in the recall regardless of model number, since older units were not always tracked under a distinct model designation.
The word "Cuisinart" is stamped on the handle of most of the affected brushes, with two exceptions: models FCB-501 and CB-395 carry no handle stamp, which the agency flagged as a detail consumers checking their own brushes should note. Some of the recalled brushes were sold individually; others shipped inside larger sets, including the Premium Grill 10 Piece Set (CGS-2010), the 13 Piece Wooden Handle Grill Tool Set (CGS-W13), the 14 Piece Deluxe Stainless Steel Grill Set (CGS-5014), and the 20 Piece Deluxe Grill Set (CGS-5020).
The initial July 2026 recall, published under CPSC Recall #26-628 as "Conair Recalls Over One Million Cuisinart Grill Brushes Due to Ingestion Hazard," covered roughly 1,719,995 units on its own. The August expansion did not replace that earlier notice; it sits alongside it, meaning consumers need to check both recall pages, or the consolidated model list on recallrtr.com/grillbrushes, to confirm whether a specific brush purchased at any point since 2009 falls under either action.
Where and when the brushes were sold
Per the CPSC filing, the brushes were sold at Walmart, Burlington, TJ Maxx, and Ross, as well as online through Amazon and Cuisinart.com, between June 2009 and March 2026. Retail prices ranged from $8 to $20 depending on the model and whether the brush was part of a larger grill tool set.
Incident reports behind the expansion
Conair told the CPSC it is aware of at least 54 reports and customer reviews describing bristles detaching from the brushes. Three of those reports involved consumers who swallowed metal bristles and required medical treatment to remove them from the digestive tract or throat. The agency's notice does not specify the states or dates of the three medical-treatment cases, nor does it list any additional injury categories beyond ingestion.
The remedy is a refund. Consumers who own an affected brush are instructed to stop using it immediately, contact Conair, and either receive a full cash refund or opt for a Cuisinart.com credit equal to the refund amount plus 20 percent. Conair is reachable at 888-520-1304, from 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time, Monday through Friday. Consumers can also register online at recallrtr.com/grillbrushes, or through the "Product Recalls" link at the bottom of the Cuisinart.com homepage. The agency's instructions call for the brush to be discarded once the refund or credit has been processed, rather than returned to a retailer.
Part of a wider pattern in 2026
The Cuisinart expansion is the third major metal-wire-bristle grill brush recall the CPSC has logged in 2026. Weber recalled over 3.2 million units earlier in the year for the same detaching-bristle hazard, and Nexgrill recalled more than 10.2 million brushes sold at Home Depot under a separate CPSC notice. Combined, the three recalls place well over 17 million wire-bristle grill brushes under active recall status in the United States this year alone.
Grill brush bristle ingestion has been a recurring category in CPSC's recall database for more than a decade, predating any of the 2026 actions. What distinguishes this year's cluster is the scale — Nexgrill's 10.2-million-unit recall alone exceeds most annual totals for a single hazard type across all product categories the agency tracks. Whether the pattern reflects a manufacturing-standard gap specific to metal wire brushes, more consistent incident reporting by retailers, or simply three large brands recalling overlapping product lines in the same year is not addressed in any of the individual CPSC notices.
Consumers checking their own grill tool drawers can find the model number stamped on most handles or printed on the original packaging; the CPSC's full list of affected Cuisinart model numbers, along with product photographs for identification, is posted on the agency's recall page for #26-717.