Safety regulator, KFC Corporation Announce Recall of Toy Included With KFC Kids Meals
Recall 00162 · Aug 10, 2000 · KFC Corporation
425,000
units affected
425,000
units affected
Facts
- Recall number
- 00162
- Date
- Aug 10, 2000
- Company
- KFC Corporation
- Units affected
- 425,000
- Product
- Tangled Treeples toys included with KFC Kids Meals
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Hazard
- Suffocation
The product
The Tangled Treeples toy's green, plastic container, which measures about 3 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches deep, has trees molded on the outside. Inside are seven "Tangled Treeples" animal figures, including a monkey, owl, snake, raccoon and bear. Children can empty the animals out of the container and link them to form a chain. Writing on the outside of the container reads, "TreeplesTM" and "Made in China."
What can happen
The bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under three years of age.
The fix
Consumers should immediately take the green plastic container away from children under the age of three. They should discard the container or return it to any KFC restaurant for an individual-sized side item, such as macaroni and cheese.
Incidents and where it was sold
- Incidents
- A 19-month-old girl reportedly had the Tangled Treeples container stuck over her face, causing her distress. When her mother removed the container, there was a red mark left on the child's face.
- Sold at
- KFC restaurants nationwide included the Tangled Treeples toys with KFC Kids Meals from June 2000 through July 2000.
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Questions and answers
What should I do with the recalled tangled treeples toys included with kfc kids meals?
Consumers should immediately take the green plastic container away from children under the age of three. They should discard the container or return it to any KFC restaurant for an individual-sized side item, such as macaroni and cheese.
What is the hazard?
The bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under three years of age.
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.