Safety regulator, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys
Recall 01110 · Mar 19, 2001 · Bonita Marie International Inc.
835,000
units affected
835,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 01110
- Date
- Mar 19, 2001
- Company
- Bonita Marie International Inc.
- Units affected
- 835,000
- Product
- Bug Zapper toys
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The vinyl Zapper toys are about 2 to 3 inches long, and come in 12 different styles: smiley face, globe with glasses, troll, bumble bee, lion, bear, tiger, raspberry face, fish, frog, snake, and lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its mouth inflates or rolls out. "CHINA" or "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy.
What can happen
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased, for a refund, or throw them away.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc., of Topeka, Kan., previously recalled about 105,000 Bug Zapper toys on June 6, 2000. That company received a report of a 3-year-old boy who inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.
- Sold at
- Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from October 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled bug zapper toys?
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased, for a refund, or throw them away.
What is the hazard?
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
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.