Safety regulator, HandsOnToys, Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Rattles
Recall 02047 · Nov 28, 2001 · HandsOnToys, Inc.
100,000
units affected
100,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 02047
- Date
- Nov 28, 2001
- Company
- HandsOnToys, Inc.
- Units affected
- 100,000
- Product
- Wiggly Giggler Rattles
- Product type
- Rattles
- Hazard
- Choking
The product
The rattles were sold under the Wiggly Giggler brand name. The rattle can be shaken, stacked and rolled. The rattle is a 3-inch long tube with mushroom caps on each end. It was sold in three color combinations, green with purple caps, orange with pink caps and purple with orange caps. The rattle contains a noisemaker inside that produces a sound when the rattle is shaken. "Wiggly Giggler™" is written on the tube of the rattle. Rattles with a small number "3" imprinted in the painted circle on the base of the mushroom end cap, in the center of the four sound holes are not included in this recall.
What can happen
The rattle can break and expose the noisemaker inside the rattle handle, posing a choking hazard to young children.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take these toy rattles away from children and contact HandsOnToys to receive a replacement toy.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- A 9-month old girl was found with the plastic noisemaker lodged in her throat. Her mother removed it, by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
- Sold at
- Specialty toy stores nationwide sold the rattles, from May 2000 through September 2001, for between $2 and $3.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled wiggly giggler rattles?
Consumers should immediately take these toy rattles away from children and contact HandsOnToys to receive a replacement toy.
What is the hazard?
The rattle can break and expose the noisemaker inside the rattle handle, posing a choking 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.