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  "description": "This recall expansion involves ZMC Group battery-operated light-up toys including a Mexican flag theme foam stick, a Unicorn headband, assorted colors and transparent jelly rings and heart shaped balloon flowers.",
  "recall_date": "2026-09-10",
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      "numberofunits": "About 245,124 (ZMC Group\u202fpreviously recalled\u202f124,560 battery-operated light up toys on May 07, 2026, which are included in the total of 245,124)"
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  "injuries": [
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    "Sold At:\nDiva at Heart, primarily in California, Texas, Oregon, Mississippi, and Arizona, and various distributors and retail stores and online at https://www.divaatheartsj.com/ from October 2018 through July 2026."
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