Water Bottles Sold at Michigan Walmart Store Recalled Due to Blinding Risk

We all need to hydrate, right? And these days, pretty much all of us have a water bottle or two. A water bottle that has been sold at Walmart for the past eight years has been recalled because it could cause permanent loss of vision.

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Ozark Trail Water Bottles Sold at Walmart Recalled

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued a recall on July 10 for Ozark Trail 64 oz. water bottles that have been sold nationwide (including Michigan locations) since 2017.

According to the CPSC, when it comes to these specific water bottles,

The lid can forcefully eject, posing serious impact and laceration hazards, when a consumer attempts to open the capped bottles after food, carbonated beverages or perishable beverages, such as juice or milk, are stored inside over time.

This is what that lid looks like:

Roughly 850,000 of these bottles have been sold nationwide.

Unfortunately, you may not know if you have one of the recalled bottles, as the model number does not appear anywhere on the bottle. However, the CPSC has described them, saying,

They measure 4.41 x 4.41 x 11.5 inches and there is an Ozark Trail logo embedded on the side of the bottle.

Injuries From Ozark Trails Water Bottles Sold at Walmart

According to the alert from the CPSC, there have been three different incidents of people who were hit in the face by the cap of the bottle after it was "forcefully ejected from these bottles upon opening." Two of those incidents resulted in permanent loss of vision.

What to Do if You Have a Recalled Ozark Trails Water Bottle From Walmart

If you believe that you own one of the recalled bottles, you are urged to stop using it immediately. Full refunds will be offered through Walmart and can be obtained at any Walmart store.

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