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Dunkin' Donuts Recalls Glow Sticks
Due to Choking and Strangulation Hazards
October 18, 2007
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the
firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following
consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products
immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of Product: Pink and Orange Glow Sticks (free giveaway with donuts)
Units: About 1 million
Distributor: Dunkin' Donuts LLC, of Canton, Mass.
Hazard: The recalled glow sticks are not properly labeled to warn
consumers that the cap and lanyard can detach, posing a choking hazard.
Additionally, the lanyard poses a strangulation hazard to young
children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description: The pink and orange glow sticks were given away free with
purchases of donuts.
Sold at: Dunkin' Donuts stores nationwide from September 2007 through
October 2007. They were a free giveaway with the purchase of donuts.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled glow sticks away
from young children and return them to any Dunkin' Donuts for a free
donut.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Dunkin' Donuts at
(800) 859-5339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or
visit the firm's
Web site.
To see this recall, including a picture of the recalled product, please
go to
CPSC's web site.
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