CPSC2021-12-01
Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards
HALO Branded Solutions Inc., of Sterling, Illinois
Hazard
A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately take the recalled projector flashlight away from children, stop using it, and contact Halo for a full refund and a pre-paid shipping label to return the projector flashlight. Upon return, Halo will send the consumer a $5 gift card redeemable at a major national retailer.
Sold at
Starlight Children's Foundation ("Starlight") distributed care packages to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February 2021 and June 2021 as a promotional item free of charge.
Affected count
About 82,500
Injuries reported
The firm has received two reports of children accessing the button cell batteries from the flashlight, and in one case, a child required surgery to remove a swallowed battery.
Manufactured in
China
Remedy type
Refund
Products
Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)
Consumer contact
HALO toll-free at 855-425-6266 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, by email at halo.safety@halo.com, or online at https://halo.com/flashlightrecall or http://www.halo.com and click on "Safety Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.
Official notice
https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Halo-Recalls-Promotional-Childrens-Projector-Flashlights-Due-to-Button-Battery-Ingestion-and-Choking-HazardsDon't want to check this manually?
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