What Is It?
Burger King released a series of 57 Pokeman toys that came in little plastic containers called Pokeballs.
What Happened?
The Pokeballs were found to fit perfectly around the nose and mouth of Children causing suffocation. In December 1999 a 13 month old Girl was found dead with half of the ball around her mouth and nose. After this the CPSC issued a warning that these were not for small children, and they requested that Burger King pull these balls from their restaurants. Burger King refused demanding the results of the autopsy first to make sure that the ball was responsible for the death. During this wait, an 18 month old nearly suffered death from the same thing. Burger King agreed to recall the items, and the CPSC asked them to wait a few days so they could get their promotional material available to warn people of the danger. This caused an uproar with Folks jumping all over Burger King for not acting fast enough.
Aftermath?
Burger King offered a free order of fries to those who returned poke balls to the restaurant. Despite a million dollar campaign a 4 month old suffocated in his crib in 2000. This was one of the biggest recalls in history for toys.
Links:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burger_King_Pok%C3%A9mon_container_recall
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