Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards
Recall 22024 · Dec 1, 2021 · Halo
82,500
units affected
82,500
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 22024
- Date
- Dec 1, 2021
- Company
- Halo
- Units affected
- 82,500
- Product
- Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)
- Remedy
- Refund
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
This recall involves five models of children's projector flashlights: Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Avengers and ESPN. They have a key chain on one end and a flashlight projector on the other end. The model name is imprinted on the middle of the flashlight. The flashlights are red, dark blue or light blue. They measure 3 inches long and .5 inches in diameter. The recalled flashlights were part of a Disney-branded care package that also includes a tote bag, silicone wristband, playing cards, ink pen, journal, wall decals and a set of postcards. There are four button cell batteries with model number LR41 inside the flashlight.
What can happen
A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the recalled projector flashlight away from children, stop using it, and contact Halo for a full refund and a pre-paid shipping label to return the projector flashlight. Upon return, Halo will send the consumer a $5 gift card redeemable at a major national retailer.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The firm has received two reports of children accessing the button cell batteries from the flashlight, and in one case, a child required surgery to remove a swallowed battery.
- Sold at
- Starlight Children's Foundation ("Starlight") distributed care packages to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February 2021 and June 2021 as a promotional item free of charge.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled projector flashlights (included as part of a care package)?
Consumers should immediately take the recalled projector flashlight away from children, stop using it, and contact Halo for a full refund and a pre-paid shipping label to return the projector flashlight. Upon return, Halo will send the consumer a $5 gift card redeemable at a major national retailer.
What is the hazard?
A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
A recall means the maker found a safety problem and offers a free fix; it does not mean every unit has the problem. Units affected are as reported by the company. Popular models sell more and so have more recalls and complaints. Official public data; texts are shortened. Contact the company named above for the remedy.