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About 1.5M rechargeable hand warmers recalled after 1 death, hundreds of burn injuries reported

Ocoopa Direct is recalling about 1.5 million rechargeable hand warmers following hundreds of burn injuries and one reported death.The lithium-ion batteries in the recalled products can overheat and catch fire, posing a risk of "serious injury or death from fire and burn hazards," according to a notice Thursday from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).Ocoopa Direct has received 1,480 reports of the hand warmers overheating, including 15 fires and 350 burn injuries, the CPSC said.POPULAR GROCERY CHAIN RECALLS COOKIES IN 9 STATES AND DC AFTER LABELING ERRORAn 83-year-old consumer i...