Promotional Resources Group · Recalled
CPSC, Promotional Resources Group Announce Recall of Bug Zapper Toys Sold With Children's Meals
The balloon tongue on this toy can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 105,000
- Reports
- 1
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- —
- Remedy
- See notice
Reports, injuries, deaths and price are read out of the notice’s wording by rules, so they can miss unusual phrasing. The official notice is the record.
Affected
The Bug Zapper toy comes in two different styles: a frog and a lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue of the toy rolls out from the mouth about 2 inches. They toys were mainly orange, green, and purple. "CHINA" is molded into the toy.
The file
- Sold at
- Fast food, drive-in and small franchise restaurants distributed these toys with children's meals from November 1998 through April 2000.
- Product type
- Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc., of Topeka, Kan.
Incident log
The Promotional Resources Group has received one report of the balloon tongue detaching from the toy. A 3-year-old boy reportedly removed the balloon tongue, placed it in his nose and inhaled it into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these toys from young children, and return the toy to the restaurant where the children's meal was purchased, for a free replacement toy. Consumers also can receive a free replacement toy directly from the company.
For more information, contact The Promotional Resources Group at (800) 467-4712 between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT Monday through Friday. Consumers also can e-mail for a free replacement at info@kidstuffnet.com
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.