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

Recall number

22024

Title

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

Recall date

2021-12-01T00:00:00

Manufacturers

Made in

{"Country":"China"}

Importers

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"HALO Branded Solutions Inc., of Sterling, Illinois"}

Distributors

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"Starlight Children's Foundation, of Culver City, California"}

Sold at

{"CompanyID":"","Name":"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."}

Products

{"CategoryID":"","Description":"","Model":"","Name":"Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)","NumberOfUnits":"About 82,500","Type":""}

UPCs

Hazards

{"HazardType":"","HazardTypeID":"","Name":"A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards."}

Remedies

{"Name":"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."}

Injuries reported

{"Name":"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."}

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.

Notice

https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2022/Halo-Recalls-Promotional-Childrens-Projector-Flashlights-Due-to-Button-Battery-Ingestion-and-Choking-Hazards

Last published

2021-12-01T00:00:00

Cite as

CPSC Consumer Product Recalls (U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission), pages.json, sha256 1b022dde64a0, published 2026-09-24

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