Halo Recalls Promotional Children's Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards

Recalled Projector Flashlights

Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)

Recall Date: December 1st, 2021
Units: About 82,500
Hazards: A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.
Remedies: Refund
Consumers should immediately take the recalled projector flashlight away from children, stop using it, and contact Halo for a full refund and a pre-paid shipping label to return the projector flashlight. Upon return, Halo will send the consumer a $5 gift card redeemable at a major national retailer.

Description

This recall involves five models of children's projector flashlights: Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Avengers and ESPN. They have a key chain on one end and a flashlight projector on the other end. The model name is imprinted on the middle of the flashlight. The flashlights are red, dark blue or light blue. They measure 3 inches long and .5 inches in diameter. The recalled flashlights were part of a Disney-branded care package that also includes a tote bag, silicone wristband, playing cards, ink pen, journal, wall decals and a set of postcards. There are four button cell batteries with model number LR41 inside the flashlight.

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Recalled Projector Flashlights

Care packages that contained the recalled Projector Flashlights

Consumer Contact:

HALO toll-free at 855-425-6266 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday, by email at [email protected], or online at https://halo.com/flashlightrecall or http://www.halo.com and click on "Safety Recall" at the bottom of the page for more information.

Injuries:

The firm has received two reports of children accessing the button cell batteries from the flashlight, and in one case, a child required surgery to remove a swallowed battery.

Retailers:

Starlight Children's Foundation ("Starlight") distributed care packages to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February 2021 and June 2021 as a promotional item free of charge.