Product Recall Number: 21-134
Why was Wild Republic Slap Watches recalled?
The coin cell battery inside the slap watches can fall out, posing battery ingestion and choking hazards to young children.
Product Recall Number: 21-134
Product Safety Warning Number:
Date: 2021-05-12
Product Safety Warning Date:
Name Of Product: Wild Republic Slap Watches
Description: This recall involves a variety of Wild Republic Slap Watches with coin cell batteries that are attached to the silicone bracelet. There are 42 models that come in various colors. The face on the watch comes with animal design or historical figures, such as a wolf, spider, elephant, dolphin, frog, panda, mermaid and/or King Tut. On the back of the watch, it states “Made in China” and has the initials K & M on it. As noted on the label, the slap watch is intended for children over the age of three.
Hazard Description: The coin cell battery inside the slap watches can fall out, posing battery ingestion and choking hazards to young children.
Consumer Action: None Listed
Original Product Safety Warning Announcement: None Listed
Remedy Type: Refund
Units: About 463,000 (In addition, about 75,000 were sold in Canada)
Incidents: No incidents or injuries have been reported.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the slap watches away from children, stop using them and contact Wild Republic for a full refund.
Sold At: Kole Imports, Roer’s Zoofari, Seaquest Interactive Aquarium, other zoos, museums and aquariums and online at Wild Republic.com, Amazon.com and Peluches Cory.com from March 2018 through April 2021 for about $8.
Importers: K & M International Inc., d/b/a Wild Republic, of Twinsburg, Ohio
Manufacturers: None Listed
Distributors: None Listed
Manufactured In: China
Custom Label: None Listed
Custom Field: None Listed