Recall - Zapatin Import Pty Ltd—Yo-Yo Waterball
PRA number: 2013/13779 Date published: 14th October 2013
Product information
Product description
A soft rubber ball filled with liquid that has a cord made of the same rubber material that extends and retracts like a yo-yoIdentifying features
1. Green caterpillar-shaped spiky yo-yo water ball2. Small round spiky yo-yo water ball
3. Green man-shaped spiky yo-yo water ball
What are the defects?
The product is subject to a permanent ban on Yo-Yo Water Balls and similar products. The product has an elastic cord capable of extending to 500mm in length.What are the hazards?
The cord can stretch to over one metre in length and may wind around a child’s neck, especially if swung around the head, and cause choking. The highly elastic and ‘sticky’ nature of the cord can constrict breathing if wound tightly.Traders who sold this product
Zapatin Import Pty LtdSupplier
Zapatin Import Pty LtdWhat should consumers do?
Cease using the product immediately. Return the product to Zapatin Import Pty Ltd for a full refund.Source: http://www.recalls.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/1052468
Recall - Yo-yo water balls
Yo-yo water balls (and similar products) are toys that are intended be
thrown and returned to the hand. They usually have a loop on one end of
an elastic cord to wear around the finger and a soft synthetic object
on the other end.
The object which is attached to the elastic cord may be filled with liquid, air or a novelty item such as a flashing light and/or it may resemble a cartoon animal.
Yo-yo water balls are unsafe as the cord can cause strangulation. The liquid filled centre may also cause illness and skin reactions.
Because of these risks, yo-yo balls (and similar products) have been permanently banned from supply.
However, the ban only applies to these sorts of toys which have an elastic cord capable of extending at least 500mm in length. Be aware that although the cord may initially appear much shorter than this, it may reach or even exceed this length when its stretched. Also, the ban does not apply to outdoor and sporting toys. For example, a ball which is used to practice tennis whose elastic tension cord is intended to be anchored.
The object which is attached to the elastic cord may be filled with liquid, air or a novelty item such as a flashing light and/or it may resemble a cartoon animal.
Yo-yo water balls are unsafe as the cord can cause strangulation. The liquid filled centre may also cause illness and skin reactions.
Because of these risks, yo-yo balls (and similar products) have been permanently banned from supply.
However, the ban only applies to these sorts of toys which have an elastic cord capable of extending at least 500mm in length. Be aware that although the cord may initially appear much shorter than this, it may reach or even exceed this length when its stretched. Also, the ban does not apply to outdoor and sporting toys. For example, a ball which is used to practice tennis whose elastic tension cord is intended to be anchored.
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Injury case studies
Publications
Statistics
- 290 incidents of a yo-yo water ball cord wrapped around a child’s neck or head were reported in the USA from Dec 2002 to Oct 2006
- 16 of these incidents resulted in a child losing consciousness
- Source: http://www.productsafety.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/974430
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