CPSC Chairman Ann Brown also announced the recall on the Today Show reaching millions of viewers. When the recall was first announced, Burger King placed an ad in USA Today, and CPSC broadcast a video news release so local television stations could use video tape showing the danger. Children can continue to use the Pokemon toy that came inside the ball.Īs part of the voluntary recall effort, more than 8,100 Burger King restaurants posted recall notices in both English and Spanish. They should discard the ball or return both halves of the ball and the clip to a Burger King restaurant for a free order of small fries. Packaging described them as safety tested and recommended for all ages of children.īurger King restaurants nationwide distributed the Pokemon balls inside Burger King big kids meals and regular kids meals from early November through December 1999.Ĭonsumers should immediately take the balls away from children under the age of three. The balls were distributed in a variety of colors including red and white, and hot pink. They pull apart to reveal one of 57 different Pokemon toys inside. Pokemon balls are plastic, ball-shaped containers between 2.75 and 3 inches in diameter.
On the second attempt, the girl's father was able to pull the ball-half from her face. Also in December, an 18-month old girl nearly suffocated when a ball-half got stuck over her face. In December, a 13-month old girl reportedly suffocated when one-half of a Pokemon ball covered her nose and mouth. The balls pose a suffocation hazard to children under three years of age. On January 25, 2000, a 4-month-old boy in Indianapolis, Ind., reportedly suffocated when one-half of a Pokemon ball that was in his crib became stuck on his face.īurger King Corp., in cooperation with CPSC, issued a voluntary recall of more than 25 million Pokemon balls on December 27, 1999. are again urging consumers to immediately destroy and discard Pokemon balls distributed with Burger King kids meals in November and December 1999. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Burger King Corp.
In Wake of Second Death, CPSC and Burger King Again Urge Consumers to Destroy and Discard Pokemon Balls CPSC Media Contact: Ken Giles, (301) 504-7052īurger King Contact: Kim Miller or Charles Nicolas, (305) 378-7277
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