NEW YORK — SharkNinja is recalling greater than 2 million stress cookers bought within the U.S. and Canada — after shoppers reported over 100 burn accidents spanning from a hazard that may trigger scorching meals to spew out.
In keeping with a recall discover revealed 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 scorching contents to flee from the product, posing severe burn dangers.
SharkNinja has obtained 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 mentioned in a press release despatched to The Related Press, including that it was conducting a recall to handle associated shopper reviews.
These in possession of the now-recalled cookers are urged to right away cease utilizing the pressure-cooking operate and phone Massachusetts-based SharkNinja for a free alternative lid. However you’ll be able to nonetheless use the cookers’ different capabilities, 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 every one recall replacements might 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 also 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 alternative elements.
To request a free alternative lid and study extra data, shoppers can go to SharkNinja’s recall web page right here.
