Wham-O Recalls Water Wiggle Toys Due to Drowning Risk

Plain-English summary

Wham-O Manufacturing Co. is voluntarily stopping the sale and recalling its "Water Wiggle" toys in cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Approximately 2.5 million of these toys were sold throughout the United States over the past 17 years. The toy consists of a seven-foot plastic hose attached to an aluminum water-jet nozzle covered by a bell-shaped plastic head, designed to attach to a garden hose.

The recall is prompted by the death of a four-year-old child in March 1978. The child was playing with a dismantled toy where the bell-shaped head had been removed or came off, causing the exposed aluminum nozzle to become lodged in his mouth and resulting in drowning. Wham-O noted that a similar death of a three-year-old boy occurred in 1975 involving the same product.

Parents are advised not to allow their children to play with this product. Consumers who own a Water Wiggle toy should return it to the retail store where it was purchased for a full refund or credit toward another product. For more information, consumers can contact Wham-O's Customer Service Department or the CPSC toll-free hotline.

The recalled product

Product

Water Wiggle toys

Manufacturer

Wham-O

Category

Consumer Product — Toys

Hazard

• drowning

Distribution

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