Well, at least the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is still doing recalls under the second Trump administration.
Greater Goods is recalling about 349,500 kitchen scales because the scale’s lithium coin battery can be easily accessed by children, and the spare coin battery provided with it isn’t in child resistant packaging.
The recalled digital kitchen scales don’t meet the requirements of Reese’s Law, which was passed in 2022 to prevent accidental battery ingestion, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission said in its announcement. The recalled scales also don’t have the required warnings.
The batteries pose a hazard to children because, when swallowed, they can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death.
Sold in gray, black, blue, green, pink, red, silver, and white colors, the scales were sold online at Amazon, Walmart, and Greater Goods from May 2023 through September 2024. The cost was about $10.
Consumers should immediately remove the battery in the digital kitchen scale and place where children can’t access it, the CPSC and company advise.
Consumers need to contact Greater Goods for information on how to receive a free recall kit, which includes a new replacement battery door that can be secured to the scale, the required labeling, and an updated instruction manual.
A warning from the CPSC: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
For more information, call Greater Goods at 866-991-0397, email recall@greatergoods.com, or visit https://shop.greatergoods.com/pages/replaceyourbatterydoor.
For details on other recalls, see www.recalls.gov.
