The Life is Good Company Travel Mugs Recalled Due to Burn Hazard
Home product recall 10-030. Announced by CPSC on Nov 5, 2009.
- CPSC: stop using it
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The short answer
Announced by CPSC on Nov 5, 2009. Copied from CPSC on Oct 19, 2026.
- Stop using it what CPSC tells owners to do now (needs attention)
- About 15,000 units, as CPSC gives them
- 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?
The travel mugs can become excessively hot to the touch when filled with hot liquids, posing a burn hazard to consumers.
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What should you do?
Consumers should immediately stop using the travel mugs. Consumers can return the mugs to receive a credit or gift certificate for the amount of the purchase price.
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- How to reach the firm: For more information, contact Life is good at (888) 339-2987 between 8:30 a.m. and 7 p.m. ET Monday through Thursday, and 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Friday. Consumers can also visit the firm’s Web site at www.lifeisgood.com
Which ones are recalled?
This recall involves Newbury Travel Mugs. The 7½-inch tall mugs were sold in blue, green and orange each with a navy blue lid. The Life is good trademark is printed on the mug along with a graphic of a heart, peace symbol or daisy.
About 15,000 units, as CPSC gives them.
Fall 2009 Newbury Travel Mugs.
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CPSC’s photos
CPSC shows 1 photo on its notice. Hearth Record doesn’t copy them; each opens on cpsc.gov.
Who made and sold it?
- Made by Pow Can, Zhejiang, China.
- Imported by The S Group, Portland, Ore.
- Life is Good and independent retail stores nationwide and online at lifeisgood.com from July 2009 through September 2009 for about $20.
- Made in China, as the notice gives it.
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Was anyone hurt?
The firm has received three reports of excessively hot mugs, including one complaint of a minor burn to the hand.
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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, 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.
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.