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MZB Recalls Select Children's Light-Up Watches
- Starting date:
- August 5, 2015
- Posting date:
- August 5, 2015
- Type of communication:
- Consumer Product Recall
- Subcategory:
- Children's Products
- Source of recall:
- Health Canada
- Issue:
- Physical Hazard
- Audience:
- General Public
- Identification number:
- RA-54404
Joint recall with Health Canada, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (US CPSC) and MZB
Affected products
Children’s Light-Up Watches
Product description
This recall involves select styles of flashing light-up digital watches for children, except for one style which is analog.
The round watches (21.5cm length x 3.5cm width) have multi-coloured silicone straps and Flashing Light-Up LCD. The various designs include Hello Kitty, My Little Pony, Spiderman, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Transformers, Star Wars, Disney Princess, Minnie Mouse, Mickey Mouse, Monster High, Lalaloopsy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Frozen, Ever After, Dora the Explorer, Despicable Me 2, and Avengers Movie 2.
The watch’s package and warranty information contain the manufacturer’s information. The SKU/Style number and manufacturer’s name appear on the case-back of all watches.
| Description | Style |
|---|---|
| Amazing Spider-Man 2 Analog | ASM2KQ001C |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2 Flashing | ASM2KD012FLC |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2 Flashing | ASM2KD031FLC |
| Amazing Spider-Man 2 Flashing | ASMKD085FLC |
| Amazing Spider-Man LCD Light-Up | ASMKD054C |
| Amazing Spider-Man LCD | ASMKD081E14C |
| Avengers Movie 2 flashing | AVGKQ129C |
| Despicable Me 2 Flashing | DMEKD022FLC |
| Despicable Me 2 Flashing | DMEKD022FLWC |
| Disney Princess LCD w/ Dark | PRSKD759E14C |
| Disney Princess LCD w/ Silver | PRSKD793FLC |
| Dora The Explorer Flashing | DTEKD1113FLC |
| Ever After High Flashing | EAHKD004FLC |
| Frozen Girl's LCD | FNFKD022FLC |
| Frozen Flashing Light LCD watch | FNFKD108FLC |
| Guardians of the Galaxy Boy's | GOGKD001FLC |
| Hello Kitty Flashing Light-Up | HKKD5599C |
| Hello Kitty Flashing Light-Up | HKKD5588FLC |
| Hello Kitty Flashing Light-Up | HKKD5773FLC |
| Hello Kitty Flashing Light-Up | HKKD5599C |
| Hello Kitty LCD Light-Up w/clr | HKKD2686C |
| Hello Kitty LCD w/ Lavender | HKKD5431E14C |
| Hello Kitty LCD w/ Silver mtl | HKKD5376H13C |
| Lalaloopsy Kid's LCD w/Fuschia | LLLKD023E14C |
| Mickey Mouse LCD w/ Silver | MCKKD1399H13C |
| Minnie Mouse LCD w/ Dark Pink | MINKD507E14C |
| Minnie Mouse LCD w/ Silver | MINKD449H13C |
| Monster High Flashing Light-Up | MHKD191C |
| Monster High Flashing Light-Up | MHKD178FLC |
| Monster High Flashing Light-Up | MHKD185FLC |
| Monster High LCD w/ Silver | MHKD107H13C |
| Monster High LCD w/Slv & Purpl | MHKD148E14C |
| My Little Pony Flashing | MLPKD129FLC |
| My Little Pony Flashing light | MLPKD078C |
| My Little Pony Light-Up LCD w/ | MLPKD089FLC |
| Skylander's Giants Boy's LCD | SKYKD041E14C |
| Star Wars Classic Boy's | SWCKD013FLC |
| Star Wars Rebels Boy's flashing | SWRKD012FLC |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle | TURKQ065C |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | TURKD062E14C |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | TURKD074FLC |
| Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | TURKD087FLC |
| Transformers 4 Boy's Flashing | TF4KD009FLC |
| Ultimate Spider-Man Analog | SPMKQ449C |
| Ultimate Spider-Man LCD | SPMKD459H13C |
Hazard identified
The case-backs may become separated from the watch case exposing the module to water, potentially causing a skin irritation.
Health Canada has not received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of this product.
MZB has received 10 reports, including 1 in Canada, of consumer incidents involving skin irritations or chemical burns.
Number sold
Approximately 2 million of the watches were distributed in Canada and in the United States, 58,800 of which were distributed in Canada. They were sold at Winners Merchants International LP, Walmart Canada, Sears Canada Inc. and Target.
Time period sold
The affected watches were sold in Canada from August 2012 to June 2015.
Place of origin
Manufactured in China.
Companies
- Distributor
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MZB
Long Island City
New York
UNITED STATES
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What you should do
Consumers should stop using the recalled product and return it to their nearest retail location for a full refund or store credit.
Consumers may also contact MZB directly for a refund by calling 1-888-770-7085. For more information, see MZB's website.
Consumers may view the release by the US CPSC on the Commission’s website.
Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.
Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.
This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.