Zak Designs Recalls Water Bottles Due to Choking Hazard; Sold Exclusively at Target Stores
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission recall (2015-09-17). Hazards: choking. About 178,000 units in the US.
| Agency | U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission |
|---|---|
| Recall number | 15247 |
| Published | 2015-09-17 |
| Last updated | 2015-09-23 |
| Product category | Nonglass Bottles or Jars |
| Products | 26-ounce water bottles |
| Firm named in the title | Zak Designs |
| Firms | Zak Designs Inc., of Airway Heights, Wash. (distributor) |
| Manufactured in | China |
| Units (US) | 178,000 |
| Hazard classes | choking |
| Remedy classes | repair, replace, stop use |
| Sold | Target stores during the "Back-to-College" promotion nationwide from June 2015 through July 2015 for about $10. |
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.
Hazard
The inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard.
Remedy
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw.
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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