If people weren’t getting hurt, I’d say this was laughable. But, apparently, they’ve recently issued recalls for three types of Thermos food jars/bottles, one of which I’ve owned for over 13 years and have used several times, though it’s been a years.
Worse? I know I’ve recommended them to people like you!
I say this is “laughable” because: how long does it take to issue a damn recall? I mean, they’ve probably been making this specific thermos for longer than when I purchased it. After all, they’ve sold 5.8 million of the Stainless King Food Jars, which is what I purchased, and to tell me that it’s only become recently apparent that there’s problem with their design is difficult to believe.
It’s even worse when you discover there’s a fast track recall option:
General Consumer Products: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) does not specify a fixed timeline for issuing recalls, as each case is unique. However, companies can utilize the Fast-Track Product Recall Program to implement a recall within 20 working days of reporting a defect, bypassing extensive technical reviews.
I was afraid that I would’ve never known about the recall (unless there’s a letter still coming in the mail) if I hadn’t spotted it in my daily news digest. (Turns out, that Amazon sent me an email about the recall a few days later.)
I don’t think recalls get enough attention in the preparedness world. I know I don’t talk about them, and I really don’t know how best to keep up with them, either.
Eventually, I just started to scroll through the list and, while there aren’t an enormous number of recalls issued at any one time, there’s enough that it would be too time-consuming to review even a years’ worth of recalls. Aside from way too many kids toys and child-related concerns listed, there were some recalls of interest, such as:
- a water bottle (laceration and ingestion hazard)
- a generator and multiple power banks (burn and fire hazard)
- an electric fan (fire hazard)
- multiple LED lights (battery ingestion)
- a battery charger (fire hazard)
- a folding knife (laceration hazard – due to faulty mechanism)
That’s just from the last two months. But I got bored of scrolling and I probably shouldn’t exacerbate my growing hypochondria, lol. There’s an export feature, but it’s not very helpful.
Anyway, I’m mostly just ranting about something that shouldn’t have been a problem – both the thermos I bought in 2013 and the recall that, I suspect, could have been issued a long, long time ago.
So, what do I replace it with? I’m beginning to trust the off-brand items on Amazon less and less, and if the Thermos brand jars are also a problem, what now?
I just don’t know anymore.
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