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Product Recall Number: 02-063

Why was Pop Links toys recalled?

The tips on the links that snap together like a chain can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Pop Links toys
Here's product recall specific data for Pop Links toys.

  • Product Recall Number: 02-063

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2001-12-11

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: Pop Links toys

  • Description: WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Kids II Inc., of Alpharetta, Ga., is voluntarily recalling about 20,000 Pop Links toys. The tips on the links that snap together like a chain can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.Kids II has received 11 reports of tips on the links breaking. No injuries have been reported.Pop Links model 883 with a date code "ND1" molded on the tips of the links are involved in this recall. The toys come in a variety of bright colors with unique shapes and various textures. There are 12 links in a package. The links snap together, creating a chain of links. Mass merchandise and juvenile specialty stores nationwide sold the Pop Links between June 2001 through November 2001 for about $4.Consumers should immediately take the Pop Links toys away from young children and return them to Kids II for a replacement toy. Consumers can contact Kids II toll-free at (877) 325-7056 between 7:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. ET Monday through Friday.Kids II Pop Links that do not have a date code "ND1" are not subject to this recall.

  • Hazard Description: The tips on the links that snap together like a chain can break off, posing a choking hazard to young children.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Replace

  • Units: About 20,000

  • Incidents: Kids II has received 11 reports of tips on the links breaking. No injuries have been reported.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the Pop Links toys away from young children and return them to Kids II for a replacement toy.

  • Sold At: None Listed

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

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