(WBBM NEWSRADIO) — Ahead of Monday’s solar eclipse, health officials in Illinois issued a recall on certain solar eclipse glasses that were sold in six-packs on Amazon and at multiple locations in the southern part of the state.
The recalled glasses were called the “Biniki Solar Eclipse Glasses AAS Approved 2024 – CE and ISO Certified Safe Shades for Direct Sun Viewing.”
The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) named the following establishments as places where the glasses in question were sold:
-Farm Fresh Market in Breese
-Highland Tru Buy in Highland
-Perry County Marketplace in Pinckneyville
-Sinclair Foods in Jerseyville
-Steelville marketplace in Steelville
-Big John Grocery in Metropolis
They were also labeled as “EN ISO 12312-1:2022,” officials said. Safe glasses should carry a different ISO designation of “12312-2.”
Officials said those who are in possession of the recalled glasses should not use them as doing so could lead to serious eye damage.
Symptoms of eye damage may include: eye pain, and a feeling like a foreign body is stuck in the eye.
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