Check your eclipse glasses, Illinois Health Department warning of recall [Video]

CHICAGO (CBS)–The Illinois Department of Public Health is warning residents to check their eclipse glasses after a recall. 

The recalled glasses were sold through Amazon as “Biniki Solar Eclipse Glasses AAS Approved 2024 – CE & ISO Certified Safe Shades for Direct Sun Viewing (6 Packs).” 

The recalled glasses are labeled as “EN ISO 12312-1:2022”; proper safety glasses should carry the ISO designation of 12312-2.  

The glasses were sold in the following Southern Illinois retailers: 

• Farm Fresh Market, Breese, IL
• Highland Tru Buy, Highland, IL
• Perry County Marketplace, Pinckneyville, IL
• Sinclair Foods, Jerseyville, IL
• Steelville Marketplace, Steelville, IL
• Big John Grocery, Metropolis, IL

Many of the stores that sold them in Illinois have posted warnings on social media. 

Farm Fresh Marketin Breese, Illinois posted on Facebook warning customers of the recall. Store owners …