CPSC, KFC Corporation Announce Recall of Toy Included With KFC Kids Meals
⚠️ The bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under three years of age.
Is this relevant to me?
- Geography
- Nationwide
- Source agency
- CPSC
- Category
- Baby & Kids
- Published
- August 10, 2000
What's affected?
- Product
- Tangled Treeples toys included with KFC Kids Meals
- Retailers
- KFC restaurants nationwide included the Tangled Treeples toys with KFC Kids Meals from June 2000 through July 2000.
Additional details
The Tangled Treeples toy's green, plastic container, which measures about 3 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches deep, has trees molded on the outside. Inside are seven "Tangled Treeples" animal figures, including a monkey, owl, snake, raccoon and bear. Children can empty the animals out of the container and link them to form a chain. Writing on the outside of the container reads, "TreeplesTM" and "Made in China."
What should I do?
Recommended action
Consumers should immediately take the green plastic container away from children under the age of three. They should discard the container or return it to any KFC restaurant for an individual-sized side item, such as macaroni and cheese.
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