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CPSC, Eddie Bauer Outlet Stores Announce Recall of Stainless Steel Lunch Bottles

Home product recall 02-085. Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2002.

  • CPSC: stop using it
CPSC’s own notice, on cpsc.gov

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Announced by CPSC on Jan 16, 2002. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.

Every line below is in CPSC’s own words, with its source beside it.

What’s wrong with it?

The insulated bottles have a weak seal and can leak hot liquids, which poses a serious burn hazard to consumers.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

What should you do?

Consumers should stop using these bottles immediately and return them to any Eddie Bauer store for a full refund.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

  • How to reach the firm: For more information, consumers can call Eddie Bauer at (800) 426-6253 between 5 a.m. and 11 p.m. PT Monday through Sunday or log on to the company’s website at www.eddiebaueroutlet.com

Which ones are recalled?

The recalled Wide Mouth Lunch Bottles are 32-oz. stainless steel containers, with a black base and handle, a black carrying strap, and a two-piece lid (including a drinking cup). The insulated bottles have the words “Eddie Bauer” written on one side of the container (which is located 1 3/4 inches from the lower edge of the plastic collar), and a label that reads “Eddie Bauer Wide Mouth Lunch Bottle” on the other. On the bottom of the bottle, there is a sticker that reads “Made in China.”

4,000 units, as CPSC gives them.

Eddie Bauer Wide Mouth Lunch Bottles.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

CPSC’s photos

CPSC shows 2 photos on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.

Who made and sold it?

  • Imported by Eddie Bauer Outlet Stores, Redmond, Wash.
  • Eddie Bauer outlet stores nationwide sold these insulated bottles, from September 2001 through November 2001, for about $24.
  • Made in China, as the notice gives it.
Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily.

Was anyone hurt?

Eddie Bauer has received four reports of the insulated bottles leaking, though no injuries have been reported.

Source:

CPSC, Recalls API. Checked 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.
Source:

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Sources

  • U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Recalls API.

    Checked Oct 19, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.

Source:

Recalls of kids’ and home products are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record. Copied on Oct 19, 2026.

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