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RecallOct 2, 2025· All ages

Almpal Dissolved Oxygen Test Kits

Official title: Dissolved Oxygen Test Kits Recalled Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death from Poisoning to Young Children; Violates Mandatory Standard for Child-Resistant Packaging; Sold on Amazon by Almpal

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Recalled Almpal Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit - Closed
Recalled Almpal Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit - Closed · Photo: CPSC
Recalled Almpal Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit - Opened
Recalled Almpal Dissolved Oxygen Test Kit - Opened · Photo: CPSC

Almpal dissolved oxygen test kits, sold on Amazon, have been recalled. The kits contain a bottle of sulfuric acid that is not in child-resistant packaging as required by law, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning if young children swallow the contents.

What to do

Consumers should immediately secure the recalled test kits out of sight and reach of children and contact Almpal for how to properly dispose of the recalled bottles and for information on how to receive a full refund. Prior to disposing of the recalled kits, consumers will be asked to submit a photo to the seller's account through Amazon's messaging platform. A full refund will be issued upon successful verification of the submitted images. Only unexpired kits are included in this recall, which involves kits sold after May 2025. Consumers should dispose of all kits, expired, unexpired or unused in accordance with local household hazardous waste regulation. Note: Physically returning the product is not required.

Contact: Almpal via email at lehapet@hotmail.com for more information.

How common was it?

NicheAbout 470 sold at Amazon, about 4 months

Fewer than about 5,000 sold, or sold in only a few places. Most families won't have one.

Read the official CPSC notice →

Official notice

CPSC's own wording, unchanged.

Hazard

The recalled test kits contain a bottle of sulfuric acid, which must be in child-resistant packaging, as required by the Poison Prevention Packaging Act. The test kits violate the mandatory standard for child-resistant packaging because the bottle of sulfuric acid is not child-resistant, posing a risk of serious injury or death from poisoning, if the contents are swallowed by young children.

Sold at

Amazon from May 2025 through August 2025 for about $25.

Units

About 470

Incidents and injuries

None reported

Brand

Almpal

From the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, recalled Oct 2, 2025. The summary above is ours; for anything that matters, go by the official notice. Had a problem with this product? Report it at SaferProducts.gov.

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