Recalls / 2012-09-18

H&M Recalls Children's Water Bottle Due to Choking Hazard, Sold Exclusively at H&M Stores

12279 · Recalled 2012-09-18 · CPSC page

Description

The 16 oz. water bottles are pink plastic with a crackle design or blue plastic. The bottles have flip-top lids in coordinated pink and blue colors. "H&M Sweden" and "www.hm.com" are embossed on the bottom of the bottle. The recalled products were manufactured in June 2012. The water bottle contains the manufacture date in an embossed date clock on the bottom of the bottle. The inner circle on the clock contains the number 12 with an arrow between the two numbers. The arrow points at the number 6 in an outer circle of numbers.

Hazards

The water bottle's spout can break off, posing a choking hazard to children.

Reported injuries

H&M has received one report of an incident in England of the water bottle spout breaking off in a child's mouth as the child was drinking from the bottle. No injuries have been reported.

Remedy

Consumers should immediately stop using the water bottle and return it to H&M for a full refund.

Products

Name	Model	Units
Children's Water Bottle		About 2,900

Parties

Importer: H&M Hennes & Mauritz, New York, N.Y.
Made in: Italy
Sold at: H&M stores with children's departments nationwide

Consumer contact

For additional information, contact H&M toll-free at (855) 466-7467 or visit the firm's recall page on its website at www.hm.com

Source: CPSC recall 12279. Inclusion in this database is not legal or medical advice.