It’s been circulating on social media and online in recent years that there’s a hazard with metal bristled grill brushes. It’s possible for the bristles to fall off the brush, end up in food, and be accidentally eaten.
That has resulted in some large recalls this year with Weber voluntarily recalling over 3.2 million metal grill brushes and Nexgrill following with a voluntary recall of 10.2 million grill brushes. Both recalls were prompted by unfortunate trips to the hospital due to eaten metal bristles.