Taco Bell glass bottles and jars, kind not given
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 17, 2021. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 17, 2021the latest report was made
- Mar 17, 2021the earliest
- 0with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Taco Bell
- Maker
- Kraft Heinz Foods CompanyMakers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- Glass bottles and jars, kind not givenCPSC’s product type: Glass Bottles or Jars, Not Specified (code 1140), in Containers & Packaging: Glass
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2021 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- Emergency room 1 CPSC: Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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Emergency room Made Mar 17, 2021, sent to the company Mar 25, 2021, published by CPSC Apr 8, 2021
The product, in the report: Taco Bell hot sauce. 7.5 Oz. Orange color. I ordered the taco sauce online from Walmart on 11/10/2020, and it was delivered by FedEx on 11/12/2020.
On Wednesday, 2/24/2021, at about 3:00 AM, while in my apartment, I was about to open a 7.5 oz. glass jar of Taco Bell sauce. I was just doing what I normally do, but, as I turned the cap of the not-yet-opened jar, the glass shattered, and the portion I was holding in my left hand was propelled into the base of my right thumb. The pain was severe, instantaneous, and sharp. I ran to the bathroom, holding my right hand tightly. I found that after hours I could not stop the bleeding. I hesitated to go to the emergency room because of the expense I would incur. But after about five hours, I decided I had better go to the emergency room because I could not stop the bleeding. At some point, I taped a melamine sponge to my thumb and hand using [REDACTED] tape.
At the emergency room, I was told the cut was deep (a “laceration”), I endured the intensely painful process of irrigation of the wound with one liter of saline solution, I was given a tetanus shot, and I received six stitches to close the wound.
I apparently have nerve damage in the base of my right thumb because my thumb is profoundly weak, particularly with regard to certain directions of movement. One of the more difficult tasks is rolling a foam rubber earplug in my right hand. My thumb is very weak when opposing my right index finger, and it is weaker when trying to apply force away from my index finger. Also, on 2/26/2021, when I tried to press the button on my small hand truck, I needed to use my left thumb because my right thumb just kept “giving way.” I found that I could easily clip the finger nails of my right hand, but I could not clip them at all on my left hand, until I tried using toe nail clippers (they have a much longer lever). I hope the nerves regenerate.
There seems to be some evidence that the fragility of the jars might be more common than one might at first imagine. On 11/12/2020, I received my order from Walmart, which included 12 glass bottles of hot Taco Bell taco sauce. When I opened the box, I discovered that two of the jars had shattered. I thought it was only a matter of rough handling by FedEx, so I thought it was just a refund issue. I had no clue this might have been evidence of a safety problem with the jars.
I retrieved the pieces of the jar, and I found that, as expected, the cap was still on the jar. But what I did not quite expect is that the part of the jar that probably cut me has extremely sharp and long protrusions of glass.
{The portion in the braces I’m writing three weeks after the accident. The above portion (except minor corrections) I wrote very soon after the accident.
My thumb is still weak, probably from nerve damage, but I believe it has significantly improved. I was supposed to get the stitches removed two weeks ago, but they’re still in because I’m too afraid of the medical bill I would get.
I uploaded photos. The camera isn’t working very well, so in some cases, I took multiple photos of pretty much the same thing. The broken jar in the photos shows that, if it was the labeled portion (the portion of the jar in my left hand) that cut the base of my right thumb, It must have penetrated mighty deep to give me a one-inch wide cut. It’s no wonder I probably have nerve damage.
By the way, I still have the broken jar, so if anyone needs a view from a specific angle, I would be happy to provide it. (I’ll have to get a better camera, though.)}
- UPC
- 0 21000 05693 5
- Bought from
- Walmart.com
- Bought
- Nov 10, 2020
- Where
- Chicago, Illinois: Home/
Apartment/ Condominium - Who was involved
- Age 62, Male
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Taco Bell, made or sold by Kraft Heinz Foods Company
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, Emergency Department Treatment Received
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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.
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