Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls Recall
USWendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls Recall
Recalling Firm: Wendy's, Determined Productions
Reason for Recall / Hazard
Choking
Product Description & Identification
Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls Recall NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT CPSC: Nychelle White March 10, 1997 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-082 CONTACT Wendy's: Denny Lynch (614) 764-3413 CPSC and Determined Productions Inc. Announce Recall of Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Determined Productions Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 800,000 Felix the Cat roller fun balls distributed with kids' meals at Wendy's restaurants. The glued seam holding both halves of the ball may separate releasing small plastic fish from inside the ball. The small fish present a potential choking hazard to young children. Wendy's has received two reports of the glued halves of the ball separating and one child starting to choke on the small fish inside. No injuries have been reported. The Felix the Cat roller fun ball is a clear plastic ball containing a plastic figure of Felix the Cat and four small, plastic fish. The fish are colored red, yellow, purple, and green. The plastic ball is 2 1/2 inches in diameter and the fish measure 5/8 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. The balls were packaged in a plastic bag labeled in part, "FELIX THE CAT...ROLLER FUN BALL...WENDY'S KIDS' MEAL." The balls were distributed with kids' meals at Wendy's restaurants nationwide from February 10 through March 4, 1997. Consumers should immediately take these balls away from young children and return them to their local Wendy's restaurant for a free replacement toy. For more information, consumers should call Wendy's International Inc. at (800) 443-7266. No other Felix the Cat toys distributed with Wendy's kids' meals are included in this recall.
Affected Products
Wendy's Felix the Cat roller fun balls
Additional Source Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| U R L | https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/1997/CPSC-and-Determined-Productions-Inc-Announce-Recall-of-Wendys-Felix-the-Cat-Roller-Fun-Balls |
| Title | Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls Recall |
| Hazards › Name | Choking |
| Products › 1 › Type | Toy Balls |
| Products › 1 › Category I D | 2183 |
| Products › 2 › Name | Wendy's Felix the Cat roller fun balls |
| Recall I D | 5921 |
| Recall Date | 1997-03-10T00:00:00 |
| Description | Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls Recall NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT CPSC: Nychelle White March 10, 1997 (301) 504-7063 Release # 97-082 CONTACT Wendy's: Denny Lynch (614) 764-3413 CPSC and Determined Productions Inc. Announce Recall of Wendy's Felix the Cat Roller Fun Balls WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC),Determined Productions Inc. of San Francisco, Calif., is voluntarily recalling about 800,000 Felix the Cat roller fun balls distributed with kids' meals at Wendy's restaurants. The glued seam holding both halves of the ball may separate releasing small plastic fish from inside the ball. The small fish present a potential choking hazard to young children. Wendy's has received two reports of the glued halves of the ball separating and one child starting to choke on the small fish inside. No injuries have been reported. The Felix the Cat roller fun ball is a clear plastic ball containing a plastic figure of Felix the Cat and four small, plastic fish. The fish are colored red, yellow, purple, and green. The plastic ball is 2 1/2 inches in diameter and the fish measure 5/8 inch long by 1/4 inch wide. The balls were packaged in a plastic bag labeled in part, "FELIX THE CAT...ROLLER FUN BALL...WENDY'S KIDS' MEAL." The balls were distributed with kids' meals at Wendy's restaurants nationwide from February 10 through March 4, 1997. Consumers should immediately take these balls away from young children and return them to their local Wendy's restaurant for a free replacement toy. For more information, consumers should call Wendy's International Inc. at (800) 443-7266. No other Felix the Cat toys distributed with Wendy's kids' meals are included in this recall. |
| Recall Number | 97082 |
| Manufacturers › 1 › Name | Wendy's |
| Manufacturers › 2 › Name | Determined Productions |
| Last Publish Date | 2015-03-02T00:00:00 |
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