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Product Recall Number: 15-247

Why was 26-ounce water bottles recalled?

The inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard.

26-ounce water bottles
Here's product recall specific data for 26-ounce water bottles.

  • Product Recall Number: 15-247

  • Product Safety Warning Number:

  • Date: 2015-09-17

  • Product Safety Warning Date:

  • Name Of Product: 26-ounce water bottles

  • Description: The inner plastic straw in the fip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard

  • Hazard Description: The inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard.

  • Consumer Action: None Listed

  • Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed

  • Remedy Type: Repair

  • Units: About 178,000

  • Incidents: 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.

  • Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw.

  • Sold At: Target stores during the "Back-to-College" promotion nationwide from June 2015 through July 2015 for about $10.

  • Importers: None Listed

  • Manufacturers: None Listed

  • Distributors: Zak Designs Inc., of Airway Heights, Wash.

  • Manufactured In: China

  • Custom Label: None Listed

  • Custom Field: None Listed