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Taco Bell Recalls Sports Water Bottle Because Of Choking Hazard

CPSC recall 90109. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 90109 has the recall date 8 Jun 1990. The notice names a person as the firm, and this site does not show the name. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking.

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CPSC recall 90109: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
June 8, 1990 Release # 90-109 Taco Bell Recalls Sports Water Bottle Because Of Choking Hazard WASHINGTON, D.C.-- In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Taco Bell Corporation of Irvine, California, today announced a voluntary recall of 300,000 sports water bottles distributed by the firm in a recent promotion. The bottle's mouthpiece can be pulled apart and swallowed by children, presenting a potential choking hazard. The water bottle promotion at some 2700 Taco Bell stores nationwide began June 4, 1990, and was available to Taco Bell customers for $0.99 with a food purchase. Taco Bell stopped the program June 7, 1990 when they received a report from a customer that his 21-month-old child had dismantled the bottle's mouthpiece and attempted to swallow it. The child was not injured. Taco Bell has decided it would be in their customers best interest to discontinue sale of this bottle. The bottle, marketed for more than ten years by Specialized Bicycle Components, has three pieces: the main container, a cap and a small mouthpiece closure top. The top may be pulled apart and poses a potential choking hazard to children. Since many types of water…
ProductSpecialized Bicycle Components sports water bottles
ProductTaco Bell sports water bottles, Bottles (Sports/Water/Thermos)
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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1990: not given
CPSC recalls of 1990
78
Recalls of 1990 with one of the same hazards
45%

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 90109. https://recallregister.com/product/4953-taco-bell-recalls-sports-water-bottle-because-of-choking-hazard/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 90109 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 90109 has no incident or injury text.