By WYATTE GRANTHAM-PHILIPS, Related Press Enterprise Author
NEW YORK (AP) — SharkNinja is recalling greater than 2 million strain cookers bought within the U.S. and Canada — after customers reported over 100 burn accidents spanning from a hazard that may trigger sizzling meals to spew out.
In response to a recall discover printed by the U.S. Client Product Security Fee on Thursday, Ninja-branded “Foodi OP300 Series Multi-Function Pressure Cookers” have a lid that may be opened whereas the cooker is in use. That may trigger sizzling contents to flee from the product, posing severe burn dangers.
SharkNinja has acquired 106 reviews of burn accidents within the U.S. — together with greater than 50 reviews of second or third-degree burns to the face or physique, per the CPSC, which provides that 26 lawsuits have been filed in consequence. No extra accidents have been reported in Canada, an accompanying discover from Well being Canada notes.
“The safety of our customers is a top priority for SharkNinja,” the corporate stated in a press release despatched to The Related Press, including that it was conducting a recall to deal with associated client reviews.
These in possession of the now-recalled cookers are urged to right away cease utilizing the pressure-cooking perform and call Massachusetts-based SharkNinja for a free substitute lid. However you’ll be able to nonetheless use the cookers’ different features, together with air frying, which aren’t affected by the recall.
To get a brand new lid, “you do not need to take your unit back to where you bought it,” an FAQ on SharkNinja’s web site provides — noting that each one recall replacements shall be dealt with on-line.
The multiuse cookers had been made in China and bought between early 2019 and the spring of 2025 at main retailers like Walmart, Costco, Sam’s Membership, Amazon and Goal, in addition to Ninjakitchen.com, for about $200. The merchandise have the phrase “Ninja” printed on the entrance.
Shoppers may establish if their cooker is impacted by checking its product label. Impacted mannequin numbers are listed on Thursday’s recall notices. About 1,846,400 of those cookers had been bought within the U.S. and 184,240 had been bought in Canada, along with some lids that had been beforehand distributed as substitute components.
To request a free substitute lid and be taught extra info, customers can go to SharkNinja’s recall web page right here.
Initially Revealed: Could 1, 2025 at 11:46 AM EDT
