Ball company canning jars
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Sep 1, 2017. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Sep 1, 2017the latest report was made
- Sep 1, 2017the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Ball company
- Maker
- Hearthmark, LLC d/b/a Jarden Home BrandsMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Canning jarsCPSC’s product type: Canning Jars (code 1136), in Containers & Packaging: Glass
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| September 2017 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- No one hurt 1 CPSC: Incident, No Injury
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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No one hurt Made Sep 1, 2017, sent to the company Jun 22, 2018, published by CPSC Jul 9, 2018
The product, in the report: Metal lid for glass canning jars
I have canned goods for the past 8 years and in those 8 years I have had maybe 8 jars unreal on the shelf. I have always used safe canning recipes, and have always used Ball jars and lids. This year Ball has come out with “new improved” 18 month lids. Since using the new lids I have had 15 out of 36 jars unseal on the shelf. To clarify the jars were sealed with the specifications of the label on the box. I processed the jars and they sealed, I waited 24 hrs to move them to the pantry shelf. Starting on day 3 the jars began to unseal themselves! Besides wasting my time, produce/meat, and money this is extremely unsafe! I contacted the company about the problem I (and 1000’s of other canners) are having, and I received a generic response how it was my fault... according to them either my recipe, process method, or my handling of the jars was to blame. I used the ball blue book recipe and processed them as usual.
- Model
- Model # 1440032000 Item # 117788
- UPC
- 014400670008
- Bought from
- Kroger, Ohio
- Bought
- Jul 1, 2017, about then
- Where
- Fostoria, Ohio: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 34, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Ball company, made or sold by Hearthmark, LLC d/
b/ a Jarden Home Brands - How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Incident, No Injury
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 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.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.