FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Emerson Radio Corp.: ''Hello Kitty'', Plaque Removing Toothbrush, Model HK70W. Powered toothbrush.
- Recall number
- Z-0847-03
- Recalling firm
- Emerson Radio Corp.
- Product
- ''Hello Kitty'', Plaque Removing Toothbrush, Model HK70W. Powered toothbrush.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2003-04-09
- Posted
- 2003-05-20
- Terminated
- 2004-10-26
- Reason
- Powered toothbrushes are exploding due to gas build-up.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- Telephone calls were initiated on 4/9/2003 to Emerson''s customers by their sales personnel. Instructions were to remove from the store shelves and return to Emerson.
- Quantity
- 48,830
- Distribution
- Product was distributed nationwide to primarily Target stores, Toys R Us and Kids R Us as well as a small number of retail establishments. NASCAR Model NC70 was only distributed to Target Stores.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- Gimelli No: 7625.006; Emerson #: HK70W.
- 510(k) numbers
- not on file
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- JEQ
- Firm FEI
- 1000121761
- Firm city
- Parsippany
- Firm state
- NJ
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA) (U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)), device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip, sha256 b87518bfe2e8, published 2026-09-28