Customers have been advised to “immediately” stop using a viral Kmart product after fears it could explode.
The Anko Glass Flip Pickle Jar previously went viral on TikTok for its ability to separate pickled fruits or vegetables from their juice.
Customers have shared videos of them using the product to store a variety of produce including apples, carrots, jalapeños and pickles.
However, following multiple complaints and serious incidents, versions of the product sold between 15/02/2023 to 3/03/2025 have been urgently recalled.
“The affected product can break when used to store certain fruit or vegetables in liquid. Fermented food stored in affected products can build up gas and cause the jar to explode or make the lid difficult to remove,” Kmart wrote in a post on Facebook.
“Customers should immediately stop using the product and return to the nearest Kmart store for a refund with or without a receipt. Please contact us if you are unable to return the product or have sold or gifted it to another person.”
Customers took to Kmart’s comments section to share a mixed bag of reviews on the product with some claiming they “definitely” will not be returning the flip jar.
“Definitely not returning, I’ll use common sense. We use ours for pineapple. I haven’t noticed anything after a week or so, the gas from the citrus starting its fermentation builds up,” one wrote.
“Coles are also selling a smaller one if anyone is interested- although I suspect it would still occur as it would with any container.”
“I’m not throwing mine away it’s been working perfectly for me,” another said.
“I had already thrown mine out because yes, it kept being really hard to open!” a third argued.
“I was wondering how long this was gonna take to happen, the first one I brought I broke it opening it and just took it back which they were happy to refund me for,” another wrote.
