Urgent recall of Wiggles item that could cause serious injury or death
Parents have been issued an urgent warning over button battery concerns in a popular children’s toy.
The Yellow Emma Wiggle headband, with a yellow and black bow and four flashing lights, has been recalled over risks of choking, serious injury or death for young children.
The product, sold at more than 10 traders internationally, contains button batteries without the required warning information.
Camera IconParents have been issued an urgent warning over the Yellow Emma Wiggle headband over concerns it could cause serious injury or death. Product Safety Australia. Credit: Supplied
Camera IconThe product, sold at more than 10 traders internationally, contains button batteries without the required warning information. Product Safety Australia. Credit: Supplied
The batteries “may not be adequately secured” and might be accessible to young children.
If swallowed or placed inside their body, children could run the risk of serious injury and even death.
In Australia one child per month is seriously injured by button batteries, while three children have died from the batteries since 2013.
Summer Steer, the first Australian child to die from the battery, was just four-years-old when she swallowed the button battery.
Her mother, Andrea Shoesmith, has called for the batteries to be banned after her child was sent home from the hospital three times while she vomited blood.
She urged parents not to purchase products with the batteries in an interview with 7NEWS earlier this year.
Camera IconSummer Steer was the first Australian child to die from swallowing a button battery. Credit: SuppliedCamera IconSummer Steer’s mother has since called for a blanket ban on the batteries. Credit: Supplied
The batteries can become stuck in children’s throats, with saliva triggering an electrical current that can cause severe burns to the oesophagus and internal organs, including lungs, heart and vital arteries.
The batteries can also cause significant injuries if lodged into body orifices such as ears and noses.
They’re used in remotes, watches, computers, calculators and a range of other household products and children’s toys.
Consumers have been urged to stop using the Yellow Emma Wiggle headband immediately and keep it out of reach of children.
The product
A full refund is available for customers, according to the Product Safety Australia alert.
The product has been available for purchase at: Aussie Toys Online, ABC Kids Paradise, Etcetera Home & Gifts, J & P Designs, LatestBuy, Mighty Ape Limited, Nextra Kalgoorlie Newsagency, Rugs N Timber, Sanity, True Blue Toys Australia, Tates Toyworld, and The Wiggles.
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