About 850,000 water bottles offered at Walmart are being recalled after clients reported being struck within the face with the lid, inflicting some to completely lose their imaginative and prescient.
The lid of the Ozark Path 64 oz. Stainless Metal Insulated Water Bottles can forcefully eject, inflicting “serious impact and laceration hazards,” in accordance with the Shopper Product Security Fee (CPSC).
The regulatory company stated this happens when folks try to open the capped bottles after meals, carbonated drinks or perishable drinks have been saved inside over time.
Walmart has acquired three reviews from individuals who had been injured when struck within the face by the lid that was “forcefully ejected from these bottles upon opening.” Two of them “suffered permanent vision loss” after being struck within the eye, in accordance with the recall discover.
The bottles are manufactured in China and imported by California-based Olympia Instruments Worldwide Inc. and Walmart Inc. They’re offered solely at Walmart.
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This product could be recognized by its mannequin quantity 83-662, which is situated on the product packaging. The stainless steel bottles are silver and have a black one-piece screwcap lid.
They’re about 4.41 x 4.41 x 11.5 inches and there’s an Ozark Path emblem embedded on the aspect of the bottle.
The mannequin quantity doesn’t seem on the product itself, in accordance with the discover.
