Weber announced a recall today of over 3.2 million wire bristle grill brushes. There’s a risk on the recalled brushes of the bristles dislodging and then accidentally being eaten in food.
The recall is for metal wire bristle grill brushes with plastic or wood handles measuring between 12 and 21 inches long. The following products are the brushes that are impacted by the recall.
The recalled grill brushes were sold online and in stores at Lowes, Home Depot, Ace Hardware, and Target, and online at Amazon and Weber.com from 2011 through 2026 for between $10 and $17. They also have been sold on eBay. In general if you have a metal wire Weber grill brush, it’s just a good idea to check it against the ones recalled.
If you think you might have a recalled brush, you can call Weber toll-free at 877-597-9588 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or online at https://weberbrushrecall.expertinquiry.com/ or https://www.weber.com and click on “Recall Notice” on the bottom of the page for more information.
On Weber’s website they have sample images of what the grill brushes look like. Impacted customers have the option of receiving a cold cleaning nylon bristle grill brush replacement.
The process is that you have to supply pictures of the brush to Weber to authorize a replacement. Make sure to do that and have it approved before you throw away your grill brush. In any circumstance, stop using it immediately if you think it is one of the recalled brushes.
Weber is aware of at least 38 reports and reviews where bristles detached from the brushes, including four reports of people swallowing them and having to seek metal treatment to remove the bristles from their digestive tract or throat.
Even outside of the recalled brushes, you hear of stories every year in articles and on social media of people having this issue. I’ve moved away from using metal bristle brushes all together to clean my grills.
There are other nylon brushes that you can use cold or natural stiff non-metal bristle brushes that do a good job. It’s better to be safe than sorry!