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4 official CPSC notices naming California Innovations, 2012–2026, across appliances and sports & outdoors, covering at least 1.2 million units. The most recent: California Innovations Arctic Zone Titan Pro Coolers, June 11, 2026.
3 notices where the recalled products are freezers.
If the packs become damaged, they can leak gel that could contain diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol, which can cause illness if ingested in large amounts.
Gel that contains diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol can leak out of damaged freezer gel packs, posing a poisoning hazard if ingested by children or adults.
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Gel that contains diethylene glycol and ethylene glycol can leak out of damaged freezer gel packs, posing a poisoning hazard if ingested by children or adults.
California Innovations notices outside the product types above.
The recalled coolers' latch magnet can detach, posing risk of serious injury or death from a choking hazard.
Totals add up the figures the notices state, counting a reannounced or restated recall once. A notice that gives no number adds nothing.
Counted across all 4 notices on file as of October 31, 2026. Each line says how many notices it rests on.
Costco (2) and Walmart (1) are the stores named most often in the 4 notices that say where California Innovations products were sold.
The 4 notices that give a price range from $5 to $40. Half of them name a price of $16 or less.
By the 4 notices that give sale dates, half the products were on sale for 18 months or less; the longest for 3.5 years. Half the recalls came within 4 years of the first sale; the other half reached products that had been on sale longer.
A refund in 3 of the 4 notices that name a remedy, disposal instructions in 1, a repair in 1. Some notices offer more than one.
Ingestion is named in 3 of the 4 notices (75%), against 4% of all CPSC notices on file. Then poisoning (2) and choking (1).
2 of the 4 notices that describe incidents report at least one. 2 said none had been reported when the recall was announced.
None of the 4 notices lists model numbers.
China (3) and Vietnam (1), in the 4 notices that name a manufacturing country.
The recall contact each official notice gives, newest first. Contacts can change after a notice is published; the notice itself is the final word.
As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 4 recall notices naming California Innovations consumer products between 2012 and 2026, covering at least 1.2 million units.
Yes. As of October 31, 2026, CPSC has published 1 recall notice naming California Innovations consumer products in 2026, on June 11, 2026 (CPSC 26-553).
Freezers (3) and 1 other notice.
“California Innovations Expands Recall of Freezer Gel Packs Due to Ingestion Hazard” (CPSC 12-195), announced June 7, 2012: about 880,000 units.
None of the 4 notices here lists model numbers, so compare your product with the name, photos, sale dates and any codes each notice gives. No match is not proof that a product is safe.
Each notice names its own recall contact; the contacts for every California Innovations notice are listed on this page. For the most recent one, California Innovations Arctic Zone Titan Pro Coolers (CPSC 26-553), call 888-413-2665, go to arcticzone.com/pages/product-recall and email service@ca-innovations.com.
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