GoKawiilGrill brush recall grows to 3.6 million units over bristle-ingestion injuries
Regulators have expanded a nationwide recall to cover 3.6 million grill-cleaning brushes sold over roughly 17 years, after consumers accidentally swallowed loose metal bristles. Several people required medical treatment to remove bristles lodged in their throat or digestive tract.
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The recall lands just before Labor Day, one of the busiest grilling weekends of the year, raising the chance more people could be exposed before word spreads. It also highlights a long-known hazard with wire grill brushes that has caused injuries for years despite repeated warnings and recalls.
- 3.6 million grill brushes are now covered under the expanded recall.
- Metal bristles can detach and get swallowed, requiring medical removal.
- Timing coincides with Labor Day grilling, raising near-term risk for consumers.
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