Product Recall Number: 23-259
Why was Carboys recalled?
The glass can break due to improper cooling processes, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Product Recall Number: 23-259
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2023-08-10
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Carboys
Description: This recall involves carboys which are glass jugs used for holding and transporting various liquids, including beer, wine, cider and mead made by consumers in their homes. The carboys were sold in three-, five-, six- and six-point-five-gallon sizes. The carboys have the Saxco logo on the bottom of the carboy. The carboys were sold individually or in TrueBrew or HCS equipment kits (for five- and six-gallon carboys).
Hazard Description: The glass can break due to improper cooling processes, posing a laceration hazard to consumers.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 8,370
Incidents: The firm has received 30 reports of incidents of the recalled carboy’s glass breaking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled carboys and return them to the place of purchase for a full refund.
Sold At: Various stores nationwide and online from September 2022 through March 2023 for between $16 and $31 for carboys sold individually and for between $90 and $150 when sold in a kit.
Importers: Saxco International, LLC, of Fairfield, California
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: Brewers Supply Group, Inc., d/b/a BSG HandCraft (“BSG”), of Shakopee, Minnesota
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed