Carbonated drinks or fermented foods like kombucha, sourdough, kimchi and wine can cause lids to erupt off of an insulated water bottle

Walmart is recalling about 850,000 stainless steel water bottles because the lid can “forcefully eject” and unexpectedly strike consumers — resulting in permanent vision loss for two people to date.

The retailer's China-made stainless steel insulated bottles, sold for about $15, have led to laceration hazards as the lid forcefully ejects when consumers attempt to open them after storing food and...