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Blob Frog Squeeze Em! Yo-Yo Type Ball
- Starting date:
- August 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- August 1, 2009
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Childrens' Products, Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Product Safety, Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-500002088
Affected products
Blob Frog Squeeze Em! Yo-Yo Type Ball
Product description
This recall involves the Blob Frog Squeeze em! yo-yo type ball made by Toysmith. The product is a frog with legs that stretch over 50 cm. The body of the frog is round with a yellow, stretchy, soft plastic skin that covers a red squishy ball. When the frog is squeezed, the red ball sticks out of the holes in the frog's yellow skin.
The toy is labelled for children ages 5 and up. The recalled toy can be identified by UPC 085761083387.
Hazard identified
Yo-yo type balls and similar products are banned in Canada because they present a hidden risk of strangulation to children.
Health Canada has not received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.
For more information on the hazard, visit Health Canada's: Yo-Yo Balls Advisory.
Number sold
Approximately 4,311 of the recalled products were sold across Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled products were sold from 2007 to 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
-
Zibbers Inc.
Toronto
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children.
Consumers may either cut the legs off from the frog and throw the legs away or dispose of the whole toy in regular household garbage.