CPSC Recall History | Pokemon Ball Recall
Channel: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Date: 2022-09-30

In 1999 CPSC coordinated the recall of 25 million Burger King Pokémon balls after the death of a 13-month-old girl. Tragically, the child suffocated when half of the ball became stuck over her mouth. One year later, the recall was reannounced after a second child died. 

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Read the full recall release: https://www.cpsc.gov/Recalls/2000/In-Wake-of-Second-Death-CPSC-and-Burger-King-Again-Urge-Consumers-to-Destroy-and-Discard-Pokemon-Balls

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