Walmart is recalling approximately 850,000 Ozark Trail water bottles after reports of injuries involving their screwcap lids, including two cases where customers suffered permanent blindness, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said in a notice on Thursday.
“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,” the CPSC said.
The agency said it has received three reports of individuals being hit in the face by bottle screwcap lids, with two of them suffering permanent vision loss after being struck in the eye….