Health Canada is investigating the safety of wire-bristle brushes used to clean barbecues after receiving nine reports of injuries since 2011.
A Health Canada official says the assessment began in April and should wrap up next month.
The agency's website warns there is a risk of bristles getting lodged in food and swallowed, especially with older brushes.
Medical professionals have also warned that while injuries from swallowing wire bristles are uncommon, they are sometimes serious enough to require surgery.
Reports of injuries from wire-bristle barbecue brushes have already prompted some people to ditch their old wire brushes