WASHINGTON, Oct. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2017/Target-Recalls-Halloween-LED-Gel-Clings
Recall Summary
Name of Product: LED gel clings
Hazard: The gel clings can separate and expose the inner decal and LED/button battery compartment, posing choking and button battery ingestion hazards to children.
Remedy: Refund
Consumers should immediately remove the recalled gel clings from areas with children and return them to any Target store for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: Target at 800-440-0680 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. CT Monday through Sunday, online at www.Target.com and click on "recalls" on the bottom of the homepage and then "School/Stationery/Seasonal" on the product recalls page for more information, or the "Product Recalls" tab on Target's Facebook page.
Recall Details
Units: About 127,000
Description: This recall involves six different Halloween-themed LED gel clings that come with two non-replaceable button cell batteries. The gel clings are for window use only and light up with a blinking light when you push on them. The six different gel cling designs are a green skeleton, pink skeleton, purple spider, black cat, orange pumpkin, and black bat. Model number 234-25-0904 is printed on the gel cling's packaging.
Product |
Model Number |
Color/Description |
Size |
LED Gel Cling |
234-25-0904 |
Green Skeleton |
3"(L) x 2"(W) x .5"(H) |
Pink Skeleton |
3"(L) x 2"(W) x .5"(H) |
||
Purple Spider |
2"(L) x 4"(W) x .5"(H) |
||
Purple and Black Cat |
2"(L) x 2.75"(W) x .5"(H) |
||
Orange and Black Pumpkin |
2.75"(L) x 2.5(W) x .5"(H) |
||
Green and Black Bat |
2" (L) x 4"(W) x .5"(H) |
Incidents/Injuries: None reported
Sold exclusively at: Target stores nationwide from August 2016 through September 2016 for about $1.
Importer: Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minn.
Manufactured in: China
This recall was conducted, voluntarily by the company, under CPSC's Fast Track Recall process. Fast Track recalls are initiated by firms, who commit to work with CPSC to quickly announce the recall and remedy to protect consumers.
About U.S. CPSC:
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals – contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 40 years.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at 800-638-2772 or teletypewriter at 301-595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @USCPSC or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.
CPSC Consumer Information Hotline
Contact us at this toll-free number if you have questions about a recall:
800-638-2772 (TTY 301-595-7054)
Times: 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. ET; Messages can be left anytime
Call to get product safety and other agency information and to report unsafe products.
Media Contact
Please use the phone numbers below for all media requests.
Phone: 301-504-7908
Spanish: 301-504-7800
Recall Number: 17-020
Logo - http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20030904/USCSCLOGO
SOURCE U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Share this article