CPSC Warns Consumers to Stop Using Sekaer Electric Kettles Immediately Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Burn Hazard
CPSC warning 26-558. Announced by CPSC on Jun 11, 2026.
- CPSC warning, not a recall
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Jun 11, 2026. Copied from CPSC on Oct 25, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- Reported injuries, in the notice (needs attention)
Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.
What’s wrong with it?
CPSC issued this as a product safety warning, not a recall.
CPSC warns people about a product this way when there is no recall of it. What’s wrong and what to do are below, in CPSC’s words.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
The kettles can pressurize and release hot steam or liquid unexpectedly, posing a risk of serious injury or death from burn hazard.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What should you do?
CPSC urges consumers to stop using the kettles immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous kettles.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Which ones does it cover?
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers to stop using Sekaer Electric Kettles immediately because the kettles can pressurize and release hot steam or liquid unexpectedly, posing a risk of serious injury or death from burn hazard.CPSC urges consumers to stop using the kettles immediately and dispose of them. Do not sell or give away these hazardous kettles.The Chinese seller, Sekaer Store, has been unresponsive to CPSC’s requests for a recall of these kettles.The products were manufactured in China.This warning involves all Sekaer portable electric kettles. The kettles are travel-size, stainless-steel water boilers with 330, 380, 400 or 500 mL capacities. They are black, white, green, white with gold, black with gold or gray with silver. The Sekaer logo is printed on the kettle’s front and model number SY-618, SKE-833, SKE-840 or SKE-850 appears on the product packaging.
Sekaer Electric Kettles.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Who made and sold it?
- The notice names no firm.
- Amazon.com, Walmart.com, eBay.com and Sears.com.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
Was anyone hurt?
CPSC is aware of 116 reports of kettles releasing hot liquid or steam unexpectedly, resulting in 89 injuries, including second- and third-degree burns.
CPSC, Product safety warnings. Released Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.
What the record doesn’t say
- The notice lists no UPCs, so check the model, the description and the photos.
- The notice lists no model numbers in a field of their own; its description may give them.
- How many have been returned or fixed isn’t in the notice.
Hearth Record wrote these lines.
Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Product safety warnings.
Released Oct 19, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
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