CPSC, HandsOnToys, Inc. Announce Recall to Replace Rattles
CPSC recall 02047. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The rattle can break and expose the noisemaker inside the rattle handle, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take these toy rattles away from children and contact HandsOnToys to receive a replacement toy.
CPSC recall 02047 has the recall date 28 Nov 2001. The notice names the firm HandsOnToys. The recall has about 100,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2001 has 22,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Rattles.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | CPSC and HandsOnToys have received 11 reports of the rattles breaking. A 9-month old girl was found with the plastic noisemaker lodged in her throat. Her mother removed it, by performing the Heimlich maneuver. |
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| Units | 100,000 |
| Description | The rattles were sold under the Wiggly Giggler brand name. The rattle can be shaken, stacked and rolled. The rattle is a 3-inch long tube with mushroom caps on each end. It was sold in three color combinations, green with purple caps, orange with pink caps and purple with orange caps. The rattle contains a noisemaker inside that produces a sound when the rattle is shaken. "Wiggly Giggler™" is written on the tube of the rattle. Rattles with a small number "3" imprinted in the painted circle on the base of the mushroom end cap, in the center of the four sound holes are not included in this recall. |
| Product | Wiggly Giggler Rattles, About 100,000, Rattles |
| Sold at | Specialty toy stores nationwide sold the rattles, from May 2000 through September 2001, for between $2 and $3. |
| Distributor | HandsOnToys, Inc |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 100,000Median of 2001: 22,500
- CPSC recalls of 2001
- 245
- Recalls of 2001 with one of the same hazards
- 19%
- Recalls of 2001 in the category Rattles
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name HandsOnToys
- 1
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 02047. https://recallregister.com/product/2048-cpsc-handsontoys-inc-announce-recall-to-replace-rattles/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
- Source
- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
- US government work, public domain
- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 02047 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
CPSC and HandsOnToys have received 11 reports of the rattles breaking. A 9-month old girl was found with the plastic noisemaker lodged in her throat. Her mother removed it, by performing the Heimlich maneuver.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Specialty toy stores nationwide sold the rattles, from May 2000 through September 2001, for between $2 and $3.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 02047?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 100,000