CPSC, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys
CPSC recall 01110. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased, for a refund, or throw them away.
CPSC recall 01110 has the recall date 19 Mar 2001. The notice names the firm Bonita Marie International. The recall has about 835,000 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 Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc., of Topeka, Kan., previously recalled about 105,000 Bug Zapper toys on June 6, 2000. That company received a report of a 3-year-old boy who inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose. |
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| Units | 835,000 |
| Description | The vinyl Zapper toys are about 2 to 3 inches long, and come in 12 different styles: smiley face, globe with glasses, troll, bumble bee, lion, bear, tiger, raspberry face, fish, frog, snake, and lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its mouth inflates or rolls out. "CHINA" or "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy. |
| Product | Bug Zapper toys, About 835,000, Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed |
| Sold at | Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from October 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1. |
| Distributor | Bonita Marie International Inc; Dillon Importing Co; Oriental Trading Co. Inc; Play By Play Toys & Novelties Inc; Sherman Specialty Co. Inc; Toy Investment Inc; U.S. Toy Co. Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 835,000Median 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 Toy Animals Stuffed/Not Stuffed
- 4%
- Recalls on the register that name Bonita Marie International
- 1
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- CPSC recall notice 01110The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 01110. https://recallregister.com/product/567-cpsc-eight-firms-announce-the-recall-of-zapper-toys/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
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- Data retrieved
- 30 Sep 2026
- Newest CPSC recall on the register
- 24 Sep 2026
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Questions
- Does CPSC recall 01110 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
The Promotional Resources Group of Companies Inc., of Topeka, Kan., previously recalled about 105,000 Bug Zapper toys on June 6, 2000. That company received a report of a 3-year-old boy who inhaled a balloon tongue that detached from a Zapper toy into his sinus cavity. He required medical treatment to remove the part from his nose.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Toy stores, doctor and dentist offices, and carnivals and circuses sold and distributed these toys, from October 1998 through March 2001. They were sold for about $1.
- How many units are in CPSC recall 01110?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 835,000
- Where was the product made?
- The CPSC notice gives:
China