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Toy Water Batons Recall by Dairy Queen

CPSC recall 97054. Recall date: .

Hazard, in the words of CPSC

Choking

CPSC recall 97054 has the recall date 6 Jan 1997. The notice names the firm Dairy Queen. The CPSC record gives no number of units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Toy Miscellaneous.

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CPSC recall 97054: incidents, units, products and firms
UnitsThe CPSC record gives no number
Description
Toy Water Batons Recall by Dairy Queen NEWS from CPSC U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Ken Giles January 6, 1997 (301) 504-7052 Release # 97-054 CPSC and Dairy Queen Recall Toy Water Batons WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), International Dairy Queen Inc. (IDQ) of Minneapolis, Minn., is voluntarily recalling 150,000 toy water batons distributed with kids meals. When a child sucks or chews on the baton's end-cap, the cap can come off releasing small, plastic balls from inside the baton. The end-cap and the balls present a choking hazard to young children. IDQ has received eight reports of the baton's end-cap coming off. No injuries have been reported. The toy water baton is a clear plastic rod, measuring 9 inches long, with glitter and blue, purple, and green balls floating in water inside of the baton. There are purple caps on each end of the baton, and "Dairy Queen" is printed on the rod. The toy batons were distributed with kids meals at Dairy Queen stores nationwide from June through October 1996. Consumers should…
ProductDairy Queen toy water batons, Toy Miscellaneous
ManufacturerDairy Queen

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The recall in context

Units in this recall
not givenMedian of 1997: not given
CPSC recalls of 1997
151
Recalls of 1997 with one of the same hazards
17%
Recalls of 1997 in the category Toy Miscellaneous
1%
Recalls on the register that name Dairy Queen
1

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Recall Register. CPSC recall 97054. https://recallregister.com/product/5896-toy-water-batons-recall-by-dairy-queen/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .

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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 97054 report injuries?
The CPSC record of recall 97054 has no incident or injury text.