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CPSC, Eight Firms Announce the Recall of Zapper Toys

Official recall summary. This page is a plain-language summary of a public U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) product recall record. It is not safety or legal advice. Recall details and status can change — always confirm the current status and remedy on the official CPSC notice linked below.

Official CPSC recall # 01110
Recall date 2001-03-19
Data last synced 2026-07-27
Units affected About 835,000

Recalled product

  • Bug Zapper toys

The vinyl Zapper toys are about 2 to 3 inches long, and come in 12 different styles: smiley face, globe with glasses, troll, bumble bee, lion, bear, tiger, raspberry face, fish, frog, snake, and lizard. When the toy is squeezed, the balloon tongue attached to its mouth inflates or rolls out. "CHINA" or "MADE IN CHINA" is molded into the toy.

Hazard

The balloon tongues and the cylinders holding the tongues on these toys can detach, posing a choking and aspiration hazard to young children.

What to do

Consumers should immediately take these toys away from young children and take them back to where they were purchased, for a refund, or throw them away.

View the official CPSC recall notice →

Data from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), SaferProducts.gov Recall API — public domain (17 U.S.C. §105). Source record: CPSC recall #01110.

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