The Cuisinart grill brush recall now covers more than 3.6 million wire-bristle units after Conair expanded the original action to include all Cuisinart wire-bristle grill brushes ever sold. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) confirmed that approximately 1,905,805 additional brushes were added in a second recall expansion announced on 27 August, bringing the cumulative total to roughly 3.6 million units.
The hazard at the centre of both actions is the same: small metal bristles can detach from the cleaning head, adhere to grill grates or food, and, if swallowed, cause serious internal injuries. Three consumers have already sought medical treatment after swallowing bristles, with the wire fragments removed from their digestive tract or throat. Conair had received at least 54 reports and reviews of bristles detaching from the brushes before the original recall was issued.
How the Cuisinart Grill Brush Recall Unfolded
The first action, announced on 2 July, covered approximately 1.72 million brushes across eight model numbers. The August expansion added 13 further models: 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, the simplest test of whether a brush is affected is now straightforward: every Cuisinart wire-bristle grill brush is included, covering brushes sold individually and in sets before 2020 as well as those sold more recently.
The recalled products were available at Walmart, Burlington, TJ Maxx, and Ross in stores, and through Amazon and Cuisinart online, from June 2009 through March 2026. Prices ranged from $8 to $20.
What Owners Should Do Now
Anyone who owns one of the recalled brushes should stop using it immediately. Conair is offering consumers the choice of a full refund or a Cuisinart.com credit equal to the refund amount plus an additional 20 per cent. Owners will be asked to discard the brush rather than return it.
For those who need to clean a grill without a wire brush, Delish Senior Food Director Robert Seixas has previously recommended balling up aluminium foil and gripping it with tongs to scrub hot grates. Wire-free grill scrapers are a further alternative worth considering, and a growing range of nylon and wooden-paddle scrapers have come to market precisely because of the ongoing concerns around wire-bristle tools.
The scale of this Cuisinart grill brush recall, covering sales spanning nearly 17 years and units distributed through some of the country’s largest retailers, underlines how widely these products entered households before the hazard became formally documented. The addition of almost 1.91 million brushes in a single August update more than doubled the scope of an already large recall, and the CPSC’s decision to sweep in all wire-bristle Cuisinart brushes removes any ambiguity over model eligibility.
Consumers with questions about their specific model or the refund process can check the CPSC recall page directly, where the full list of affected model numbers and instructions for claiming a remedy are published.