HandsOnToys, Inc. · Recalled
CPSC, HandsOnToys, Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Rattles
The rattle can break and expose the noisemaker inside the rattle handle, posing a choking hazard to young children.
- Units
- About 100,000
- Reports
- 11
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- —
- Price
- $2–$3
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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.
The file
- Sold at
- Specialty toy stores nationwide sold the rattles, from May 2000 through September 2001, for between $2 and $3.
- Product type
- Rattles
- Made in
- Not stated
- Recalled by
- HandsOnToys, Inc. of Wilmington, Mass.
Incident log
CPSC and HandsOnToys have received 11 reports of the rattles breaking. A 9-month old girl was found with the plastic noisemaker lodged in her throat. Her mother removed it, by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
What the notice says to do
Consumers should immediately take these toy rattles away from children and contact HandsOnToys to receive a replacement toy.
Consumers may contact HandsOnToys at (888) 442-6376 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated NOV 28 2001; last revised AUG 01 2025.