What Walmart and the CPSC announced

The Consumer Product Safety Commission published a recall of about 4,477,655 Expert Grill metal wire bristle grill brushes on 1 October 2026. Walmart is the importer, the brushes were made in China, and the recall number is 27-010.

The hazard is a bristle that lets go while you are cleaning the grate. Small metal wire bristles can detach from the brushes and stick to the grill or to food, which creates an ingestion hazard and a risk of serious internal injuries that could require surgery. The remedy is a refund.

The five products in the recall

The recall covers five items. Each one has a model number, and that number appears on the product packaging or on a sticker or tag attached to the brush.

  • EX5607031616002: Expert Grill 16-inch Steel Fiber Scrub Brush and Scraper for Grills, distributed from January 2025 to August 2026.
  • EX5607031616003: Expert Grill Handheld Steel Fiber Scrub Brush with Ergonomic Handle for Grill Cleaning, distributed from January 2025 to August 2026.
  • XG1310700206: Expert Grill 21-inch 3-head Grill Brush with Stainless Steel Bristles and Soft-Grip Handle, distributed from January 2022 to August 2026.
  • XG1136178597003: Expert Grill Long Handle Grill Brush with Scraper, 17.7-inch, distributed from January 2021 to August 2026.
  • XG1410700124: Expert Grill Grilling Accessories BBQ Grill Tools Set, 10 Pieces Stainless Steel Grill Kit, distributed from December 2023 to August 2026.

How long the brushes were on sale

The notice gives one sales window for the group and longer ones for individual models. The brushes were sold at Walmart and online including Walmart.com from January 2021 through August 2026, at prices between $1 and $28. A brush bought five summers ago falls inside the recall, and so does a 10-piece tool set that arrived with a brush inside it.

What the unit count covers

The 4,477,655 figure is a count of units, not of households or incidents, and the notice gives it as "about", so it is an estimate of the number of brushes in the recall rather than a total of brushes sold. The notice names Walmart as the importer rather than the manufacturer and lists China as the country of manufacture, which is the level of supply-chain detail the page provides.

Why a loose bristle is easy to miss

Nothing in the notice describes how the bristles come loose or how often. There is no test result and no count of units per model. What the notice does say is that no incidents or injuries have been reported in connection with the recalled brushes. The recall rests on the hazard the product can pose. A brush can look fine and still be a recalled model, so the model number is the test, not the condition of the bristles.

How the refund works

Consumers are told to stop using the recalled brushes immediately and to contact Walmart for a full refund or a credit for use at any Walmart store or Walmart.com. They will be asked to return the recalled brushes to Walmart or discard them. Walmart's consumer line is 800-925-6278, open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Central Time Monday through Friday. The company also points to walmart.com/help, corporate.walmart.com/recalls, and the "Product Recalls" link in the walmart.com footer.

The commission's own hotline is 800-638-2772, with TTY 800-638-8270, and reports about dangerous products go to SaferProducts.gov. Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission-ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the commission, so a recalled brush should not reappear at a resale site or a yard sale.

A return-receipt icon labeled FULL REFUND sits beside a generic card icon labeled STORE CREDIT.
Concept illustration of the two remedies in the CPSC notice: contact Walmart for a full refund or credit usable at a Walmart store or Walmart.com; consumers will be asked to return or discard the brush.

Where the recall sits on the October list

The brush recall was one of several the commission published on 1 October 2026. The same batch included squishy toys with water beads, cargo electric bikes, rechargeable hand warmers and other products, which is how the agency's recall feed reads in a normal week. For a consumer holding one of the five brush models, the recall number 27-010 is a stable reference to cite when contacting Walmart or the commission.

Where identification gets harder

The model number is the one identifier the notice offers, and it lives on packaging or on a sticker or tag attached to the brush. If both are gone, the notice does not provide a second route: no UPC list, no barcode, and no purchase date that maps to a single model. What remains is the description of each product and the photographs on the commission's page. Whether a store can trace a purchase through a loyalty account or a card statement is not stated in the notice.

What the notice leaves open

  • The notice does not say how much of the stock was still on shelves when the recall was announced.
  • It does not say whether the same brushes were sold by retailers or marketplace sellers other than Walmart.
  • It does not suggest inspecting, tightening or replacing bristles as an alternative. The instruction is to stop using the brush.
  • The recall page includes a complaint form for consumers who believe a company is not honoring the remedy.

If the sticker is still on the handle, the check takes a few seconds. If it is not, the description and the photographs are what a shopper has to work with.