| Product name |
Great Lakes Select Button Cell and Coin Batteries |
| Description |
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 Number-Description/Battery Type (Item Price Range) 00263-Pack of six (6)/CR2032 ($0.65 to $1.10); 00264-Pack of nine (9)/CR2016/ CR2032/ CR2025 ($1.10 to $1.50); 00265-Pack of nine (9)/CR2032 ($0.89 to $1.50); 00271-Pack of thirty (30)/Mixed ($0.96 to $1.50); 00272-Pack of forty (40)/Mixed Super Alkaline ($1.65 to $2.25); and 00276-Pack of twenty-four (24)/LR44/357 Super Alkaline ($1.10 to $1.50). |
| Problem |
The button cell and lithium coin batteries are not in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels required under Reese's Law. If a child swallows button cell or coin batteries, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death. |
| Distribution |
Downeast Wholesalers Renys, International Wholesale, Lots & More, Northwoods Wholesale Outlet, a Ben Franklin store in Tennessee, and other stores nationwide for between $0.65 and $2.25. |
| Company |
Great Lakes Wholesale International collect at 708-597-6000; webpage ww.glwholesale.com |
| Dates sold |
September 2024 through August 2025 |
| Date posted |
11/14/2025 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission's news release at https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/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 |
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