Moose Toys Recalls Toy Frogs Due to Chemical and Injury Hazards

Name of product: Little Live Pets Lil Frog and Lil Frog Lily Pad toys

Hazard: When the button batteries are removed from the toy frogs, the battery’s cap can become a projectile and the battery’s chemicals can leak, posing chemical and injury hazards.

Units:

About 427,000 (in addition, 17,800 were sold in Canada)

Description:

This recall involves the Little Live Pets Lil Frog plastic toys. They operate with four button batteries and jump. Little Live Pets Lil Frog has SKU: 28217 and Lil Frog Lily Pad has SKU: 28218 printed on the frog’s lower belly near its left thigh with a manufacture date code under it. The date code range is WS112016 to WS123216. The toy frogs were sold in pink, blue and green colors.

Incidents/Injuries:

The firm has received 17 reports of the battery’s cap becoming a projectile or battery chemicals leaking, including two injuries that resulted in emergency room and doctor’s office visits for eye irritation from the battery chemicals.

Remedy:

Consumers should immediately stop using the toy frogs, refrain from opening the battery compartment and contact Moose Toys for a free replacement Little Live Pet product.

Sold At:

AAFES, Target, Toys “R” Us and Walmart stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com from August 2016 through February 2017 for about $15 for the Lil Frog and $25 for the Lil Frog Lily Pad.

Manufacturer(s):

Moose Toys Proprietary Ltd., of Australia

Importer(s):

Regal Logistics, of Fife, Wash.

Manufactured In:

China