Link Product Solutions Limited recalls Summer Time TM Puffer Balls
- Starting date:
- May 25, 2018
- Posting date:
- May 25, 2018
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Toys
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Strangulation Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-66872
Affected products
Summer TimeTM Puffer Balls
Product description
This recall involves Summer Time TM colour changing light-up Puffer Balls. The balls are made of soft, stretchy rubber-material and have a stretchable finger loop. Additionally, the toys come in various colours (pink, yellow, purple, orange, blue, green).
| Summer TimeTM Puffer Balls | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Item no. | UPC | Description |
| Tentacle Puffer Ball Character | ST22823 | 676844228230 | Ball with large eyes covered with tentacles each with smaller spiked balls on the ends. |
| Spiky Puff Ball / Fluffy Ball | ST21062 | 676844210624 | Ball with a peace sign covered with stretchy spikes. |
Hazard identified
These toys do not meet the Canadian safety requirements for toys. Some of the soft, stretchy parts of the toys can stretch to extreme lengths, posing a strangulation hazard to children.
Neither Health Canada nor Link Product Solutions Limited has received any reports of incidents or injuries related to the use of these toys in Canada.
For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see the General Toy Safety Tips.
Number sold
Approximately 2,155 units of the recalled toys were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled toys were sold from March 2017 to May 2018.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Manufacturer
-
Yiwu Tongle Toy Co. Ltd
Yitong Town, Yiwu
Zhejiang
CHINA
- Importer
-
Link Product Solutions Limited
Concord
Ontario
CANADA
What you should do
Consumers should immediately take the recalled toy away from children and either dispose of the product or return it to the point of purchase for a refund.
For more information, consumers may contact Link Product Solutions by telephone at 1-855-643-9121, from 9:00am to 5:00pm EST, or by email.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.