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Product recall · CPSCDecember 1, 2021Highest risk
Halo Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards
The notice says to stop using it — see below for what to do.
What’s wrong
A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
The Recall Registry rates this highest risk — Button-cell battery ingestion can cause fatal internal burns.
What it looks like
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Recall image provided by CPSC
What to do
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.
Who to 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.
The product
This recall involves five models of children's projector flashlights: Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Avengers and ESPN. They have a key chain on one end and a flashlight projector on the other end. The model name is imprinted on the middle of the flashlight. The flashlights are red, dark blue or light blue. They measure 3 inches long and .5 inches in diameter. The recalled flashlights were part of a Disney-branded care package that also includes a tote bag, silicone wristband, playing cards, ink pen, journal, wall decals and a set of postcards. There are four button cell batteries with model number LR41 inside the flashlight.
Details
- Units affected
- About 82,500
- Recall date
- December 1, 2021
- Brand
- HALO Branded Solutions Inc., of Sterling, Illinois
- Made or distributed by
- Starlight Children's Foundation, of Culver City, California
- What has been 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.
LR41
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.
The official notice
This recall was issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Recall Registry summarises it — always confirm the details at the source.
Their exact wording: “Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards”
Worried about the other things in your house? You can write down what you have and be told if one is recalled — or, if you sell second-hand, check your whole stock at once.
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