Zak Designs Recalls Water Bottles Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target Stores
CPSC recall 15247. Recall date: . Last publish date of the CPSC notice: .
Hazard, in the words of CPSC
The inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard.
Remedy, in the words of CPSC
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw.
CPSC recall 15247 has the recall date 17 Sep 2015. The notice names the firm Zak Designs. The recall has about 178,000 units. The median CPSC recall of 2015 has 6,500 units. This register puts the recall under the hazard Choking. CPSC gives the product type Nonglass Bottles or Jars.
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More of the notice
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| Incidents and injuries | Zak Designs has received nine reports of the inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the cap breaking, including seven reports of plastic fragments spit out by children using the bottle. No injuries have been reported. |
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| Units | 178,000 |
| Remedy options | Repair |
| Description | The recall involves Zak Designs 26-ounce plastic water bottles. The 10-inch-tall water bottles have a flip-top spout on a twist-off cap with colored inner plastic straws in clear, blue, gray, green, light purple or red. The water bottles were sold exclusively at Target stores in a "Back-to-College" promotion. The water bottles have popular characters on the front and come in a variety of colors including clear, gray, navy blue, pink, teal blue, gray with colored caps in red, blue pink and yellow. Characters include Captain America, a Batman design, Minions, My Little Pony, Spiderman, Star Wars aircraft, a Superman logo, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thor and Wonder Woman. Mold number "14158" and "Zak Designs®" are embossed on the bottom of the bottles in the recall. Bottles with a black inner straw and black twist-off cap are not included in the recall. |
| Product | 26-ounce water bottles, About 178,000, Nonglass Bottles or Jars |
| Sold at | Target stores during the "Back-to-College" promotion nationwide from June 2015 through July 2015 for about $10. |
| Distributor | Zak Designs Inc |
| Made in | China |
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The recall in context
- Units in this recall
- 178,000Median of 2015: 6,500
- CPSC recalls of 2015
- 305
- Recalls of 2015 with one of the same hazards
- 7%
- Recalls of 2015 in the category Nonglass Bottles or Jars
- 1%
- Recalls on the register that name Zak Designs
- 1
Official channels
- CPSC recall notice 15247The notice on the CPSC site, with the pictures and the contact of the firm.
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Recall Register. CPSC recall 15247. https://recallregister.com/product/6518-zak-designs-recalls-water-bottles-due-to-choking-hazard-sold-exclusive/. Source: CPSC Recall Retrieval Web Services. Data through .
Sources
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- US Consumer Product Safety Commission
- Licence
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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 15247 report injuries?
- The CPSC notice says:
Zak Designs has received nine reports of the inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the cap breaking, including seven reports of plastic fragments spit out by children using the bottle. No injuries have been reported.
- Where was the product sold?
- The CPSC notice says:
Target stores during the "Back-to-College" promotion nationwide from June 2015 through July 2015 for about $10.
- Which remedy options does CPSC list for recall 15247?
- CPSC lists 1 remedy option:
Repair
- How many units are in CPSC recall 15247?
- The CPSC notice gives this number:
About 178,000