The Recall Desk
Our severity:HighCPSC·02063·Announced 2001-12-12

Kids II Recalls Pop Links Toys Due to Choking Hazard

Kids II Inc. is recalling Pop Links toys because the tips can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

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 choking hazard for young children, which is a risk-of-harm product where injury has not yet been reported, fitting the 'High' severity criteria.

Plain-English summary

Kids II Inc. of Alpharetta, Ga., is recalling about 20,000 Pop Links toys, model 883, with a date code "ND1" molded on the tips of the links. The toys, which come in a variety of bright colors and shapes, were sold in packages of 12 links that snap together to form a chain.

The recall is being issued because the tips on the links can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children. Kids II has received 11 reports of tips breaking, but no injuries have been reported. The toys were sold at mass merchandise and juvenile specialty stores nationwide between June 2001 and November 2001 for about $4.

Consumers should immediately take the Pop Links toys away from young children and return them to Kids II for a replacement toy. Consumers can contact Kids II toll-free at (877) 325-7056 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.

The recalled product

Product
Pop Links toys
Manufacturer
Kids II Inc., of Alpharetta, Ga.
Category
Consumer Product — Toys
Hazard
Affected units
20,000

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.

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