‘Immediately stop using’: Water bottle recalled after reports of exploding during use, causing injuries

Drinkmate carbonation water bottles are recalled due to laceration and injury hazards from exploding. (Health Canada)

A popular water bottle is being recalled in both Canada and the U.S. after reports of injuries suffered from the bottle exploding.

Health Canada announced a joint recall Wednesday with the U.S. Consumer and Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) and i-Drink Products Inc. for Drinkmate’s 1L carbonation bottles, which could potentially explode from extra pressure while being used, resulting in injuries and lacerations to users and bystanders.

“As of Aug. 1, 2025, the company has received one report of a bottle shattered during use, causing some bruises and property damage in Canada and eight similar reports of injuries and property damage in the United States,” the health agency’s notice said.

The affected products were sold online in Canada between April 2023 and October 2024 on Amazon.ca, Shopify.ca and Bestbuy.ca, the recall said. The bottles were also sold in the U.S. and Australia during that time.

Approximately 5,000 affected bottles were sold online in Canada, while 101,582 units were sold in the U.S. online through iDrinkproducts.com, Walmart.com, Amazon.com and Target.com, the recall notice said.

Health Canada said the affected bottles have an expiration date range of between January 2026 to October 2026.

The affected products include the following:

• Black 1L bottle, SKU: 001-02-1, UPC: 850003006598
• Blue 1L bottle , SKU: 001-08-1, UPC: 850003006994
• Red 1L bottle, SKU: 001-03-1, UPC: 850016147820
• White 1L bottle, SKU: 001-01-1, UPC: 850003006970

“Immediately stop using the recalled products and dispose of them in accordance with local waste requirements,” the recall said, addnig that customers can also complete a recall form to request replacement bottles.

Meanwhile, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) had announced an earlier recall alert in June 2025, which cited the 1L PET bottles used with Drinkmate’s OmniFizz to carbonate drinks, for potentially causing hearing damage and injuries.

“Incidents have occurred,” the ACCC’s recall alert said.