CPSC, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys
CPSC, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys
Why was CPSC, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys recalled?
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
What should I do if I have this product?
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. Contact: If consumers have questions, call CPSC at (800) 638- 2772 anytime.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Bug Zapper toys
- Company
- Bonita Marie International Inc., of Manasquan, N.J., Dillon Importing Co., of Oklahoma City, Okla., Oriental Trading Co. Inc., of Omaha, Neb., Play By Play Toys & Novelties Inc., of San Antonio, Texas, Rhode Island Novelty, of Johnston, R.I., Sherman Specialty Co. Inc., of Merrick, N.Y., Toy Investment Inc., of Kent, Wash., U.S. Toy Co. Inc., of Grandview, Mo.
- Quantity
- About 835,000
- 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.
- Recall date
- March 19, 2001
- Incidents / injuries
- 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.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
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.