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Great Lakes Wholesale International Recalls Select Battery Packs Due to Battery Ingestion; Violates Federal Statute for Child-Resistant Packaging of Button Cell and Coin Batteries
Official action
Source. US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Official identifier. 26-089
Date. 2025-11-13
Jurisdiction. United States
Hazard (official). The button cell and lithium coin batteries are not in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels required under https://www.cpsc.gov/Newsroom/News-Releases/2023/Making-Families-Safer-…’s Law. If a child swallows button cell or coin batteries, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death.
Action / remedy (official). Consumers should stop using the Great Lakes Select Battery Packs immediately, place them in an area that children cannot access and contact Great Lakes Wholesale International to obtain a full refund. Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Product. Great Lakes Select Button Cell and Coin Batteries
Identification details. This recall involves Great Lakes Select Battery Packs, each of which displays the name “Great Lakes Select” on the back of the packaging, and the item number on the front of the packaging:Item NumberDescriptionBattery TypeItem Price Range00263Pack of six (6)CR2032$0.65 to $1.1000264Pack of nine (9)CR2016/ CR2032/ CR2025$1.10 to $1.5000265Pack of nine (9)CR2032$0.89 to $1.5000271Pack of thirty (30)Mixed$0.96 to $1.5000272Pack of forty (40)Mixed Super Alkaline$1.65 to $2.2500276Pack of twenty-four (24)LR44/357 Super Alkaline$1.10 to $1.50
Units. About 32,600
Incidents reported by CPSC. None reported
Remedy type. Refund
Sold at. Downeast Wholesalers Renys, International Wholesale, Lots & More, Northwoods Wholesale Outlet, a Ben Franklin store in Tennessee, and other stores nationwide from September 2024 through August 2025 for between $0.65 and $2.25.
Licence: US Government recall data made available for business and application reuse
Attribution: Source: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice
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