The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·00171·Announced 2000-08-29

Fazoli's Recalls Pasta Pals Toys Due to Suffocation Hazard

Fazoli's is recalling about 310,000 Pasta Pals toys included with Kids Meals because the container poses a suffocation risk to children under 3.

What this means for you

Our assessment, not the agency’s: severity 3/5 (High).

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 risk-of-harm product (suffocation hazard) where injury has not yet been reported, which aligns with the High severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Fazoli's Management Inc. is recalling approximately 310,000 Pasta Pals toys that were included with Fazoli's Kids Meals from January 2000 through August 2000. The toys consist of a plastic, barrel-shaped container holding small plastic tomato and ravioli figures. The blue container measures about 2.5 inches in diameter and 2 inches deep.

The recall was issued because the bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, posing a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age. Fazoli's has received one report of a child putting the container over his mouth, but no injuries have been reported.

Consumers should immediately take the barrel-shaped container away from young children. They should discard the container or return it to any Fazoli's restaurant for a free Italian Lemon Ice. For more information, consumers can call Fazoli's toll-free at (877) 401-7408 or visit the company's website.

The recalled product

Product
Pasta Pals toys included with Fazoli's Kids Meals
Manufacturer
Fazoli's Management Inc., of Lexington, Ky.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
310,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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