The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·00120·Announced 2000-06-06

Bug Zapper Toys Recalled Due to Choking Hazard for Young Children

The Promotional Resources Group is recalling Bug Zapper toys sold with children's meals because the balloon tongue can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard.

What this means for you

Real risk of harm even if no illness or injury has been reported yet. Stop using the product and follow the agency's guidance.

Our severity reasoning: The recall involves a choking and aspiration hazard with one reported injury requiring medical treatment, fitting the 'High' severity criteria for risk-of-harm products where injury has been reported but not severe enough for 'Severe' or 'Critical' classifications.

Plain-English summary

The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc. is recalling Bug Zapper toys that were distributed with children's meals at fast food, drive-in, and small franchise restaurants from November 1998 through April 2000. The toys, which come in frog and lizard styles, feature a balloon tongue that rolls out when squeezed. The company has received one report of the balloon tongue detaching, where a 3-year-old boy inhaled the part into his sinus cavity and required medical treatment to remove it.

The hazard is that the balloon tongue can detach, posing a choking and aspiration risk to young children. Approximately 105,000 units were distributed. The toys are mainly orange, green, and purple, and have "CHINA" molded into them.

Consumers should immediately take these toys from young children. They can return the toy to the restaurant where the children's meal was purchased for a free replacement, or contact The Promotional Resources Group directly at (800) 467-4712 or via email at [email protected] to receive a free replacement toy.

The recalled product

Product
Bug Zapper toys
Manufacturer
The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc., of Topeka, Kan.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
105,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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