McDonald’s Recalls Happy Meal Toy For Choking Hazard After Two Children Cough Up Pieces

Usually toys that come in kids meals bring joy and happiness to children, right? Apparently that wasn’t the case for 2.3 million whistle toys recently featured in McDonald’s Happy Meals and Mighty Kids Meals that pose a possible choking hazard.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that McDonald’s is recalling the Hello Kitty themed whistle because parts of toy can pose a choking hazard for children.

A recall was initiated after the fast food chain received two reports of children who coughed out pieces of the whistle that they had sucked into their mouths. One child received medical attention.

The whistles, which were distributed nationwide during October and the first week of November, are red and were included in a plastic Hello Kitty figurine holding a pink heart-shaped lollipop.

According to the CPSC, the whistle can be removed and used to make sounds by inhaling or exhaling though the mouthpiece. When closed, the figurine measures about three inches in height and width.

The bag in which the toy is packaged includes the text “Hello Kitty Birthday Lollipop” and the number “6” in the upper right corner.

Consumers can return the toy to McDonald’s for a free replacement.

McDonald’s Recalls Hello Kitty Themed Whistles Due to Choking and Aspiration Hazards [CPSC]

by Ashlee Kieler via Consumerist