The Recall Desk
HighCPSC·02047·Announced 2001-11-28

HandsOnToys Recalls Wiggly Giggler Rattles Due to Choking Hazard

HandsOnToys is recalling Wiggly Giggler Rattles because they can break and expose internal parts, posing a choking hazard to young children.

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 hazard for young children with 11 reports of the product breaking and one instance of a noisemaker lodging in a child's throat, which fits the criteria for a risk-of-harm product where injury has not been reported as a permanent or severe outcome requiring a higher score.

Plain-English summary

HandsOnToys, Inc. is recalling approximately 100,000 Wiggly Giggler Rattles. The recall is being conducted in conjunction with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The rattles are 3-inch long tubes with mushroom caps on each end, available in three color combinations: green with purple caps, orange with pink caps, and purple with orange caps. The brand name "Wiggly Giggler" is written on the tube. Rattles with a small number "3" imprinted in the painted circle on the base of the mushroom end cap are not included in this recall.

The recalled rattles can break, exposing the noisemaker inside the handle. This poses a choking hazard to young children. CPSC and HandsOnToys have received 11 reports of the rattles breaking. In one incident, a 9-month-old girl was found with the plastic noisemaker lodged in her throat; her mother removed it by performing the Heimlich maneuver.

The rattles were sold at specialty toy stores nationwide from May 2000 through September 2001 for between $2 and $3. Consumers should immediately take these toy rattles away from children and contact HandsOnToys at (888) 442-6376 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday to receive a replacement toy.

The recalled product

Product
Wiggly Giggler Rattles
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
100,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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