🌱 Vernon importer recalls LED shot glasses over dangerous button batteries
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- Vernon importer recalls LED shot glasses over dangerous button batteries
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📰 News we're reading
• ABC Trading recalls WSDZ Light-up Glasses due to risk of serious injury or death from battery ingestion (myparistexas.com) — A Vernon-based importer, ABC Trading Inc., is recalling WSDZ LED shot glasses because unsecured button cell batteries pose a serious ingestion hazard, especially for children. Residents who bought these novelty glasses should stop using them immediately, keep them away from kids, safely dispose of the batteries, and contact the company by email for a full refund. 
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