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President, Vice President Address Nation in Celebration of America's 250th Birthday
WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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President, Vice President Address Nation in Celebration of America's 250th Birthday
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Summer storms in the nation's capital canceled some of what had been planned for the evening as part of the "Salute to America," a celebration on the National Mall to commemorate America's 250th birthday. Despite the rain, President Donald J. Trump still addressed the nation.
"For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history," the president said. "This country is the
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WASHINGTON, July 5 -- The U.S. Department of War issued the following news:
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President, Vice President Address Nation in Celebration of America's 250th Birthday
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Summer storms in the nation's capital canceled some of what had been planned for the evening as part of the "Salute to America," a celebration on the National Mall to commemorate America's 250th birthday. Despite the rain, President Donald J. Trump still addressed the nation.
"For two and a half centuries, our American republic has stood as the crowning achievement of human history," the president said. "This country is thehome of freedom. This is the land of liberty, and this is a flag that's the banner of the most extraordinary, most exceptional, most incredible nation ever to exist on the face of the Earth."
In its 250-year history, Trump said, the United States has made itself a beacon of hope across the globe.
"No people have done more good, shown more courage, made more progress, righted more injustice or achieved more greatness than you, the American people," he said. "For 250 years, the United States of America has been the hope, the promise, the light and the glory among all of the nations of the world."
From the American wilderness, to linking the nation with railroads, digging the Panama Canal and defeating global tyranny in two world wars, the president said, there is nothing Americans cannot do. There is no challenge Americans cannot overcome.
"Over 250 years, the world has seen the great empires, vast kingdoms, mighty nations and terrible tyrants," he said. "They came and they went. But after two and a half centuries, this American republic still stands tall and strong... this American flag still waves proud and free and beautiful. We have thrived and flourished because our founders were great, our cause was just, our people are brave, our culture is exceptional and our destiny is written by God."
At 250 years old, Trump said, the nation is still young with its best years ahead.
"After 250 years, the spirit of 1776 still lives within us all, it still roars in the hearts of our nation's capital, it still burns in the heart of every patriot, thunders through every city and town and it still lights the entire world with the glow of American liberty," he said. "At 250 years old, we may be the oldest constitutional republic on Earth, but our country is just getting started, because the best is yet to come."
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Earlier in the day, Vice President JD Vance participated in the International Naval Review 250, the International Aerial Review and Sail 4th 250 events in New York Harbor, New York City. As part of those events, he visited sailors aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge. Onboard, Vance participated in a reenlistment ceremony for sailors, observed military naval vessels and aircraft from the ship's deck and delivered remarks commemorating America's semiquincentennial.
"Today we celebrate 250 years of America facing the future without fear," Vance said. "We celebrate 250 years of proving what a free people can achieve by the providence of our almighty creator."
The vice president included examples of achievements, from George Washington to James B. Eads and Henry J. Kaiser. But warned that on America's birthday, some Americans chose not to celebrate America's greatness, even on its 250th birthday. Those Americans are wrong, he said.
"You will hear a couple small but loud voices today speak obsessively, not of our national greatness, but of our national imperfections," Vance said. "They will speak of the powerless and the dispossessed, they will tell you that America is just another country where the weak struggle against the strong. And if they acknowledge that there is anything to be proud of in our history, they'll say it's the fact that sometimes the powerless have won a battle."
The vice president said those people do not see America's true greatness.
"What I'd ask you to do, my fellow Americans, on our 250th birthday, is to reject the two-dimensional view of your fellow citizens and reject the two-dimensional view of your country [and] reject that America is a place for zero-sum thinking, because it is not," Vance said. "Our history is one of people carving a great civilization out of the wilderness. Reject the view of your nation that sees only its sins, but not its grace and its greatness. Everything that we have done, everything that we have done as a country, we have done together, not as citizens against each other, but as a common people working toward a common future."
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Original text here: https://www.war.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/4533279/president-vice-president-address-nation-in-celebration-of-americas-250th-birthd/
Remarks by John A. Squires for the USPTO America 250 Flagship Celebration!
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news:
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Remarks by John A. Squires for the USPTO America 250 Flagship Celebration!
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Remarks as delivered
John A. Squires
60th Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
USPTO America 250 Flagship Celebration!
July 1, 2026
Thank you for that warm introduction, Jason, and for all of your and your team's fantastic work-and good afternoon, everyone!
Welcome to our America's 250 Flagship Celebration!
It's an incredible honor to steward America's
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce Patent and Trademark Office issued the following news:
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Remarks by John A. Squires for the USPTO America 250 Flagship Celebration!
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Remarks as delivered
John A. Squires
60th Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO
USPTO America 250 Flagship Celebration!
July 1, 2026
Thank you for that warm introduction, Jason, and for all of your and your team's fantastic work-and good afternoon, everyone!
Welcome to our America's 250 Flagship Celebration!
It's an incredible honor to steward America'sInnovation Agency, and it is fantastic to gather today with colleagues on our beautiful campus, to welcome our National Science Foundation neighbors who are tuning in, and to speak virtually with our outstanding regional and community engagement offices throughout this great country of ours.
This celebration is a reminder of what's best about our agency-and it's simple, and it's elegant, AND it's an irresistible force-because it's all of you!
First off, I'm delighted to recognize a few of our leaders who have worked tirelessly to bring us together today. Without them, there would be no event (please hold your applause):
* the Supervisory Patent Examiners Classifiers Organization;
* the Asian Pacific American Network;
* Women in Science and Engineering;
* the Patent and Trademark Office Society;
* and the USPTO Military Association.
And a special thank you to:
* Beau Robbins, our Thomas Jefferson Living Historian;
* Philip Smucker, our George Washington Living Historian;
* the U.S. Army Fife & Drum Corps and U.S. Army Color Guard;
* Dr. Benjamin Fiore-Walker, the Alexandria Town Crier;
* And our wonderful USPTO Patenteers Chorus.
Thank you for your dedication in organizing today's incredible celebration.
And my personal message to our family here at America's Innovation Agency:
Each and every one of you is absolutely, beyond question, unequivocally, say-it-with-me-now, "The best in the world at what you do!" Our patent examining corps, trademark examining attorneys, our staff no matter your role-you are our Top Guns.
You carry America's Innovation Agency, in all its glory, forward on your broad shoulders-unflinchingly, undauntingly like Atlas himself lifting the mighty universe of invention and discovery. And your efforts are felt, every day, with every stride-by hundreds of millions of your fellow Americans not only from sea to shining sea, but throughout the four corners of the world.
It is the highest of honors to work with you in fulfilling the lofty and worthy mission of delivering on the dreams of America's fearless imaginers and tirelessly curious who have, innovation by innovation, built better tomorrows.
And today, of course, marks our Agency's flagship America 250 event, and where else would you rather be!!??
For the best way to honor our heroic past is to joyously celebrate our role in igniting American ingenuity. And at a time and moment in history when innovation has never been more prominent, important, or central to who we are as Americans.
Indeed, intellectual property has propelled our nation, changed the world, saved lives, saved the world-and as a result, we unquestionably lead the world.
And it's for a very good, and uniquely American reason.
That's because, of course, back in 1776, the first seeds of independence began with an idea by our Founders that every person was endowed by their Creator with certain inalienable rights, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
That spark fueled the fires of freedom, ultimately alighting the entire world, and took hold with our hard-won independence as America became, anew, the birthplace of modern democracy.
Then, something even more remarkable happened. Subtly, but profoundly, as our young nation created its governance structure and guiding document-the likes of which had never been seen before-our Founders went further, and enshrined IP protection into the very heart of the American Constitution in Article I, Section 8, clause 8.
For you, and me, and every American, our Constitution secures for a limited time "to Authors and Inventors the EXCLUSIVE RIGHT to their respective writings and discoveries."
And there it is.
The word "right."
It's the only recitation of a "right" in the textual document itself. Otherwise, you have to look to the first 10 amendments-our Bill of Rights. But here it is unto itself-boldly, remarkably, daringly, beautifully-and ultimately SINGULARLY APPEARING in Article 1 amongst the Seven articles of the "Constitution Proper."
So, it should come as no surprise-but it always astonishes-that the USPTO is in fact one of the oldest federal missions in our government.
Before there was a Department of Treasury.
Before there was a Department of State.
Before there were most of the institutions we now take for granted in the Executive Branch-there was an affirmative, indelible commitment to the born strong newly United States, and to innovation.
Indeed, the patents we grant and the trademarks we register are the rising tide lifting the great ship U.S.A-with the spirit of innovation as the prevailing winds in our national sails.
When the spark of genius fires, and we award those exclusive rights with the imprimatur of America's Innovation agency, we set in motion a positive chain reaction, butterfly effect, a flywheel...
For one person's inspiration spurs another's curiosity.
And further innovation, and more curiosity.
And on. And on. And on.
The runaway train of new ideas generates even more new ideas.
And this amazing locomotive engine has spectacularly spurred innovation and advanced society at a pace unmatched by any other country or society in human history-even to this day.
And look at where we are:
In 1790, President George Washington signed the first U.S. patent. In 2018, President Donald J. Trump affixed his signature to U.S. Patent No. 10 Million. And when springtime comes next year, we will present President Trump for his signature U.S. Patent No. 13 Million.
That's 13 million new inventions, improvements, pushes of the envelope, and advances in our quality of life since America was born-that the world would never have otherwise seen. But for America. But for America's Innovation Agency.
From the birth of the Republic, innovation has been central to the American experiment itself, is-and-of the American Experience itself.
It is the very bedrock of American Exceptionalism itself.
For more than two centuries of invention, that exceptionalism has been steam engines and steel, electricity and aviation, semiconductors and software, biotechnology and artificial intelligence.
And in marks of trade, we've enjoyed innovation in living color: From green stamps to golden arches, and of course red labels on cola, white mustaches of milk, and denim blue jeans.
And for all of us who have World Cup fever-as America remarkably co-hosts in our 250th year and wildly supports our Men's National Team-just dominating!-I can't wait for tonight! We are displaying the 1993 trademark for Major League Soccer, which was established all the way back in 1994 as part of the United States' successful bid to host the FIFA World Cup.
As the late, great Mel Allen used to say in his trademark voice, "How about that!"
Of course that's just a tiny, tiny fraction of how innovation touches every American's-indeed, every global citizen's daily life. I could regale you with 13 million stories, but you know the story because you live it, because you breathe it, because you are the best in the world at doing it.
It goes without saying that for us, at America's Innovation Agency, in America's 250th year, our mission remains the same as when the word "right" was at the tip of a quill pen and inscribed on Constitutional parchment just as it is written into every American's DNA. These rights and protections we grant enable entrepreneurs to compete and investors to believe.
Every piece of IP we put into circulation is a potential job, a new business, a competitive advantage, an investible asset. And IS yet another win for BOTH society and the Constitutional foresight of our Founders, and the very freedoms they envisioned in 1776.
So, here we stand, today: The doorway to America's Innovation Agency is, in fact and deed, the entry point to the system of recorded and respected dreams.
But there is something else our national brand of ingenuity shares, which is also so very and uniquely American.
The inspiration and perspiration we see every day-and we are the very first in the world to see it-says as much about innovation, as it is a life lesson.
There is no quit.
Failure does not deter-it is part of every American dreamer's equipment... We shall prevail.
I have on my desk in the Director's office-on loan from the Smithsonian Museum-the model submitted from Thomas Alva Edison for his incandescent lamp-one of the greatest inventions in the history of mankind-the very incarnation of an idea.
Talk about being undeterred by failure. Thomas Edison was fearless, tireless and tenacious, inventing the lightbulb on his 1,000th try. Think about that: 1,000 adjustments, tinkers, changes here and there and back to the drawing board, again, and again, and again. Times 1,000. Times 1,000!!
And it's now legend what he said about his 1,000th and successful try: "I now also know 999 ways that don't work."
You see, our intrepid, tireless, and tenacious applicants inexorably learn more from their ideas that don't work, than the ones that do.
This is the gift of perseverance, of passion, of never say die. For it is the story of success. It is the story of American Ingenuity. It is the story of the U.S. And it is the envy of the world.
Patents and trademarks have advanced society in ways unimaginable at our founding-unimaginable, that is, except to the creative, the curious, and the brave.
And the dream of America has become the reality of today-250 years later, thanks to YOUR tireless dedication to our mission, your energy, your persistence. YOUR indominable spirit is the mighty heart of American Ingenuity.
So, today, in closing, from our USPTO headquarters in Alexandria, to our regional and community engagement offices across the country, may you soak in all the fantastic events and activities we've created today, created to celebrate the astonishing and innumerable ways innovation has enabled our great nation to lead the way forward.
For tomorrow will be even better than today, because we make it so.
The spirit of innovation is the spirit of America. And nowhere is it more evident than at America's Innovation Agency.
So, I salute all of you, and together let us salute this semiquincentennial. Happy 250th, America!
Thank you!
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Original text here: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/remarks-john-squires-uspto-america-250-flagship-celebration
FEC Issues Digest for Week of June 29 - July 3, 2026
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Litigation
Llop v. FEC (Case No. 26-51) On June 17, Plaintiff filed an Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Opinion that held that the coordinated party expenditure limits of the Federal Election Campaign
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Federal Election Commission issued the following weekly digest:
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Commission meetings and hearings
No open meetings or executive sessions were scheduled this week.
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Litigation
Llop v. FEC (Case No. 26-51) On June 17, Plaintiff filed an Opposition to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (Case No. 24-621) On June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court issued an Opinion that held that the coordinated party expenditure limits of the Federal Election CampaignAct of 1971, as amended, codified at 52 U.S.C. Sec. 30116(d), violate the First Amendment.
Seegers v. FEC (Case No. 26-276) On May 20, Plaintiff filed a Response to Defendant's Notice of Lack of Quorum and Opposition to Any Stay in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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Public Disclosure
On July 1, the Office of the Inspector General released a report on Results of Pandemic Benefits Review.
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Press releases
Supreme Court issues opinion in National Republican Senatorial Committee, et al. v. FEC, et al. (issued June 30)
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Reports Due in 2026
The Commission has posted the 2026 Congressional Pre-Election Reporting Dates. Reporting schedules for all filers in 2026 are also available.
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Election Dates
The Commission has posted a list of 2026 Congressional Primary Dates.
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Upcoming educational opportunities
July 8, 2026: The Commission is scheduled to host Basic and Advanced FECFile webinars for PACs and party committees.
For more information on upcoming training opportunities, see the Commission's Trainings page.
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Upcoming reporting due dates
July 15: July Quarterly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Quarterly Reporting schedule.
July 20: July Monthly Reports are due. For more information, see the 2026 Monthly Reporting schedule.
The Commission has posted information regarding reporting deadlines as some states reschedule congressional primary elections to account for redistricting.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the Georgia 13th District Special General Election, scheduled for July 28, 2026, and Special Runoff Election (if necessary), scheduled for August 25, 2026.
The Commission has posted filing information regarding the California 14th District Special Runoff Election, scheduled for August 18, 2026.
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Additional research materials
Contribution Limits: In addition to the current limits, the Commission has posted an archive of contribution limits that were in effect going back to the 1975-1976 election cycles.
Federal election results are available. The data was compiled from the official vote totals published by state election offices.
FEC Notify: Want to be notified by email when campaign finance reports are received by the agency? Sign up here.
The Combined Federal State Disclosure and Election Directory is available. This publication identifies the federal and state agencies responsible for the disclosure of campaign finances, lobbying, personal finances, public financing, candidates on the ballot, election results, spending on state initiatives, and other financial filings.
The Presidential Election Campaign Fund Tax Checkoff Chart provides information on balance of the Fund, monthly deposits into the Fund reported by the Department of the Treasury, payments from the Fund as certified by the FEC, and participation rates of taxpayers as reported by the Internal Revenue Service. For more information on the Presidential Public Funding Program, see the Public Funding of Presidential Elections page.
The FEC Record is available as a continuously updated online news source.
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Original text here: https://www.fec.gov/updates/week-of-june-29-july-3-2026/
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Unity 7 Shot 200 Gram Aerial Cake Firework Devices
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Unity 7 Shot 200 Gram Aerial Cake Firework Devices
Hazard: The recalled fireworks can tip over, posing a risk of serious injury from explosion and burn hazards.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 87,120
Consumer Contact: Winco Fireworks International by email at cade@wincofireworks.com or online at https://www.wincofireworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Unity-Recall.pdf or wincofireworks.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Unity 7 Shot 200 Gram Aerial Cake Firework Devices
Hazard: The recalled fireworks can tip over, posing a risk of serious injury from explosion and burn hazards.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 87,120
Consumer Contact: Winco Fireworks International by email at cade@wincofireworks.com or online at https://www.wincofireworks.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Unity-Recall.pdf or wincofireworks.com and click on "Product Safety Recall" for more information.
RecallDetails
Description: This recall involves the Unity 7 Shot 200 Gram Aerial Cake firework devices, model MEF6096. The recalled products were sold in colors red, white and blue and weigh approximately one-third of a pound. The size measures 2.9 inches by 2.9 inches by 3.9 inches. The product has a red, white and blue label that has the word "Unity" written on it. The label has images of American flags in the background. The date codes between 03.16.2026 and 05.18.2026 and model number MEF6096 are under the barcode on the back of the package.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled fireworks immediately and return the fireworks to the store where they were purchased for a full refund. Consumers will receive the refund in the form of cash or a refund to their original form of payment.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: Pyro City stores, and other independent fireworks stores nationwide from January 2026 through May 2026 for between $6 and $8.
Importer(s): Winco Fireworks International, LLC, of Grandview, Missouri
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-602
Fast Track Recall
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Winco-Fireworks-International-Recalls-Unity-7-Shot-200-Gram-Aerial-Cake-Fireworks-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-from-Explosion-and-Burn-Hazards
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Topyond Pool Drain Port With Cover
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Topyond Pool Drain Port with Cover
Hazard: The recalled drain ports with covers violate the entrapment protection standards of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), posing deadly entrapment and drowning hazards to consumers.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 304
Consumer Contact: Topyond by email at topyondrecal@outlook.com.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Topyond white pool drain port with cover, sold as a Port
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Topyond Pool Drain Port with Cover
Hazard: The recalled drain ports with covers violate the entrapment protection standards of the Virginia Graeme Baker Pool and Spa Safety Act (VGBA), posing deadly entrapment and drowning hazards to consumers.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 304
Consumer Contact: Topyond by email at topyondrecal@outlook.com.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Topyond white pool drain port with cover, sold as a PortReplacement Drainer for swimming pools. The plastic unit comes in a cardboard box with "SP-2850V" printed in bold, and a label which reads: "X004F4YG5X, Topyond Pool Drain Port Repl. MADE IN CHINA". Included in the box are stainless steel screws. The Topyond Pool Drain Port measures 9.1 inches by 6.7 inches and has a 2.3-inch opening for connection. There is no labeling or product identification on the product itself.
Remedy: Pool owners, pool operators and consumers should stop using pools with the recalled pool drain port and cover immediately and contact Topyond for a full refund. To receive a refund, consumers should remove the drain cover from the pool, write "RECALL" with a marker on the cover, take a photo, then dispose of it. If feasible, disable the drain cover by cutting the perimeter structure to prevent reinstallation or further functional use. Send the photo to Topyond by email at topyondrecal@outlook.com. Ensure all pools and spas have VGBA-compliant drain covers and teach children to stay away from drains.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold Online At: Amazon.com from May 2024 through May 2026 for about $46.
Seller: Changsha Jiali Duo Technology Co., Ltd., dba Topyond, of China
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-592
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Topyond-Pool-Drain-Ports-with-Covers-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Entrapment-and-Drowning-Hazards-Violate-Virginia-Graeme-Baker-Pool-Spa-Safety-Act-Sold-by-Jialyduu
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving POPOOO Jungle Safari LED Finger Lights
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: POPOOO Jungle Safari LED Finger Lights
Hazard: The recalled LED finger lights violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because they contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: 62,490
Consumer Contact: POPOOO by email at bopoorecall@outlook.com.
Recall
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: POPOOO Jungle Safari LED Finger Lights
Hazard: The recalled LED finger lights violate the mandatory safety standard for toys because they contain button cell batteries that can be easily accessed by children. If button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns, and death.
Remedy: Refund
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: 62,490
Consumer Contact: POPOOO by email at bopoorecall@outlook.com.
RecallDetails
Description: This recall involves POPOOO Jungle Safari LED Finger Lights. They were sold in sets of 24 multi-colored lights with white fingertip covers. Each finger light has three internal button cell batteries that power projections of the jungle safari characters when activated. "POPOOO" and "LED FINGER LIGHTS" are printed on the product's blue packaging.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled finger lights immediately, take them away from children and contact POPOOO for a full refund. Consumers will be asked to remove and properly dispose of the finger lights into the trash and send a photo of the disposed product to bopoorecall@outlook.com.
Note: Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold At: Amazon.com from December 2024 through March 2026 for about $13.
Retailer: Shenzhen Bopu Product Design Co., Ltd., dba POPOOO, of China
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-594
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Projecting-LED-Finger-Light-Toys-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Violate-Mandatory-Standard-for-Toys-Sold-on-Amazon-by-POPOOO
CPSC Issues Recall Alert Involving Junpower CR2032 Batteries
WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Junpower CR2032 Batteries
Hazard: The lithium coin batteries are not sold in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels as required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death.
Remedy: Replace
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 67,000
Consumer Contact: Junpower by email at junpower2025@gmail.com or online at https://www.cognitoforms.com/Junpower2032/recall
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WASHINGTON, July 4 -- The Consumer Product Safety Commission issued the following recall alert:
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Name of Product: Junpower CR2032 Batteries
Hazard: The lithium coin batteries are not sold in child-resistant packaging and do not bear the warning labels as required under Reese's Law. When button cell or coin batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, including internal chemical burns and death.
Remedy: Replace
Recall Date: July 02, 2026
Units: About 67,000
Consumer Contact: Junpower by email at junpower2025@gmail.com or online at https://www.cognitoforms.com/Junpower2032/recallor www.junpowerbattery.com and click "Recall" at the top of the page for more information.
Recall Details
Description: This recall involves Junpower CR2032 Batteries (20 pieces) in specific packaging (Packaging model 2023-V3). The product is packaged in a white box labeled "JUNPOWER Household Batteries," with four packs inside, each pack contains five batteries.
Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled coin batteries immediately, place them in an area that children cannot access and contact Junpower for a free replacement battery. Consumers should visit Junpower's recall page at https://www.cognitoforms.com/Junpower2032/recall and follow instructions to register for the recall. Consumers will be asked to write in permanent marker the date, their initials and the word "Recalled" on the product. Consumers should submit a photo of the marked product and properly dispose of the batteries to receive a replacement battery.
Note: Button cell and coin batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local hazardous waste procedures.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold Online At: Amazon.com from December 2023 through September 2024 for between $8 and $9.
Importer(s): Changzhou Niujie Battery Technology Co., Ltd., dba JSNJ_Tech, of China
Manufactured In: China
Recall number: 26-600
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Original text here: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2026/Junpower-CR2032-Lithium-Coin-Batteries-Recalled-Due-to-Risk-of-Serious-Injury-or-Death-from-Battery-Ingestion-Hazard-Violate-Federal-Statute-for-Child-Resistant-Packaging-of-Coin-Batteries-Sold-on-Amazon-by-JSNJ-Tech-Store
