Walmart Recalls Water Bottles
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Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can “forcefully eject” and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date.
Walmart has issued a recall for a popular water bottle due to safety concerns. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a notice on July 10, reporting that the recall affected approximately 850,000 water bottles sold in Walmart stores and online across the United States since 2017.
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