Zak Designs recalls 26-ounce water bottles sold at Target due to inner plastic straw breaking and causing choking. Consumers must stop using and get free replacement caps.
The inner plastic straw in the flip-top portion of the twist-off cap can break, posing a choking hazard.
Zak Designs is recalling 26-:ounce water bottles sold at Target stores because the inner plastic straw can break, creating a choking hazard. This affects customers who bought these bottles during the Back-to-College promotion.
The inner plastic straw in the flip-top cap can break, creating small pieces that could cause choking. This is especially dangerous for young children and toddlers who might put the broken pieces in their mouth.
Anyone who bought Zak Designs 26-ounce water bottles during the Back-to-College promotion at Target stores is affected. Children and young adults are at higher risk due to the choking hazard.
Look for bottles with a flip-top spout on a twist-off cap and colored inner plastic straws in clear, blue, gray, green, light purple, or red. The bottles were sold at Target stores in a Back-to-College promotion and have characters like Captain America, Batman, Minions, and others.
Immediately stop using the recalled water bottles as the inner plastic straw can break and cause choking.
Contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw.
Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw.
No, bottles with a black inner straw and black twist-off cap are not included in the recall.
The recalled bottles were sold exclusively at Target stores in a Back-to-College promotion.
The bottles feature popular characters like Captain America, Batman, Minions, My Little Pony, Spiderman, Star Wars aircraft, Superman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Thor, and Wonder Woman.
We’ve drafted a message you can send Zak Designs to request your refund or repair — edit it as you like.
Subject: Recall 6518 — Zak Designs 26-ounce water bottles Hello, I own a 26-ounce water bottles that is covered by recall 6518 from Zak Designs. The official recall notice states: Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact Zak Designs for instructions on receiving a free replacement cap with straw. I’m writing to arrange the remedy described in the recall (a refund, repair, or replacement as applicable). Could you please tell me the next steps to resolve this? Thank you.
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The facts (hazard, remedy, dates, manufacturer) are pulled from the official CPSC recall record. The plain-language summary and step-by-step checklist are written by GovInfoNow to make the official notice easier to act on — they don’t replace it.
