Yeti Issues Massive Recall After Potentially Deadly Defect: “Stop Using These Products Immediately”

Nearly 2 million Yeti brand products are being recalled due to safety issues.

The company announced on its website that it is voluntarily recalling four coolers and soft cases for gears – the Hopper M30 1.0 and 2.0 soft cooler, the Hopper M20 soft backpack cooler and the SideKick dry case.

The recalled products were sold between March 2018 and January 2023.

#Revoke: Yeti is recalling about 1.9 million coolers and gearboxes. The closure can fail, causing the magnets to detach; risk of injury or death if swallowed. refund or replacement. CONTACT: 833-444-3151, [email protected] Full recall notice: pic.twitter.com/5nJfSM8JH7

— US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) March 9, 2023

The company stated that no adverse health effects have been reported due to the products.

According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, about 1.9 million products have been sold in the US, with 40,760 of those sold in Canada.

“Lids with a magnetic backing can fail and cause the magnets to come off, which can lead to serious injury or death if swallowed,” the CPSC said in a statement.

The commission said that once a magnet is swallowed, it can become attracted to metal or another magnet and “get stuck in the digestive system.”

“This can lead to perforation, torsion and/or blockage of the intestine, infection, blood poisoning and death,” the commission said.

Yeti warned its customers to “stop using these products immediately.”

The company wanted consumers to fill out a form on its website and said it would provide customers with either a replacement product or a Yeti gift card.

Owners of recalled products will be sent a prepaid shipping label and packaging material to return refrigerators or cases.

In September, the commission revised product safety standards regarding magnets in products.

The new rule states that the magnets in certain foods must either be too large to be swallowed or weak enough that there is a low risk of internal injury if swallowed.

At the time the new standards were introduced, the commission said there were 26,600 reported cases of magnet ingestion in hospital emergency departments from 2010 to 2021. Seven deaths, including five in the US, were linked to magnets.

According to the National Children’s Hospital, a 2022 study published in the journal Pediatrics found that 56 percent of the 600 cases studied of children swallowing magnets required hospitalization.

“Injuries caused by powerful magnets are common, serious and costly,” said Dr. Leah Middelberg, study author.

“These data suggest that powerful magnets are among the most dangerous consumer products available today. Since damage caused by magnets can be severe, it is very important to keep these magnets out of the reach of children and ideally out of the home.”

This article originally appeared in The Western Journal.

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