Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery ...
Reason for Recall / Hazard
A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
Product Description & Identification
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.
Affected Products
Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Halo-Recalls-Promotional-Childrens-Projector-Flashlights-Due-to-Button-Battery-Ingestion-and-Choking-Hazards |
| Title | Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards |
| Images › 1 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/pic-1_0.png |
| Images › 1 › Caption | Recalled Projector Flashlights |
| Images › 2 › U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/s3fs-public/pic-2_0.png |
| Images › 2 › Caption | Care packages that contained the recalled Projector Flashlights |
| Hazards › Name | A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards. |
| Injuries › Name | 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. |
| Products › Name | Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package) |
| Products › Number Of Units | About 82,500 |
| Recall I D | 9181 |
| Remedies › Name | 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. |
| Importers › Name | HALO Branded Solutions Inc., of Sterling, Illinois |
| Retailers › Name | 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. |
| Recall Date | 2021-12-01T00:00:00 |
| 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. |
| Distributors › Name | Starlight Children's Foundation, of Culver City, California |
| Recall Number | 22024 |
| Remedy Options › Option | Refund |
| 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. |
| Last Publish Date | 2021-12-01T00:00:00 |
| Manufacturer Countries › Country | China |