Recall Details
Halo Recalls Promotional Children’s Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards
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Description:
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.
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.
Incidents/Injuries:
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.
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.
Manufactured In:
China
Importer(s):
HALO Branded Solutions Inc., of Sterling, Illinois
Distributor(s):
Starlight Children’s Foundation, of Culver City, California
Recall number:
22-024