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Klick Klick Yo-yo Ball Toy by Handee Products
- Starting date:
- July 1, 2009
- Posting date:
- July 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-500002044
Affected products
Klick Klick Yo-yo Ball Toy by Handee Products
Product description
This recall involves the Klick Klick soft plastic yo-yo ball toy by Handee Products. The balls are made of 18 stretchable plastic cords of various colours, which are capped with plastic caps. The caps come in six colours (red, pink, yellow, green, blue, purple) and each colour appears three times in the ball.
The yo-yo ball toys can be identified by item number NV908 and UPC 064049689084.
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 to Canadians related to the use of these recalled yo-yo balls.
For more information on the hazard, visit Health Canada's Yo-Yo Balls Advisory.
Number sold
Approximately 2,384 of the recalled yo-yo balls were sold in Canada.
Time period sold
The recalled yo-yo balls were sold from October 2008 to February 2009.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Importer
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Handee Products Inc.
Montreal
Quebec
CANADA
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What you should do
Consumers should cut the cord off of the yo-yo and dispose of both parts of the toy in regular household trash.