Halo Branded Solutions has recalled projector flashlights that were included in promotional care packages for children that were distributed by Starlight Children’s Foundation to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February and June 2021.

Halo Branded Solutions has recalled projector flashlights that were included in promotional care packages for children after a child took one apart, swallowed the battery and needed surgery to remove it.

The care packages were distributed by Starlight Children’s Foundation to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February and June 2021, according to an announcement with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The recall involves about 82,500 of the projector flashlights in five models - Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Avengers and ESPN.

“A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards,” according to the commission.

“The flashlights have a key chain on one end and a flashlight projector on the other end. The model name is imprinted on the middle of the flashlight. The flashlights are red, dark blue or light blue. They measure 3 inches long and .5 inches in diameter.

The recalled flashlights were part of a Disney-branded care package that also includes a tote bag, silicone wristband, playing cards, ink pen, journal, wall decals and a set of postcards. There are four button cell batteries with model number LR41 inside the flashlight.”

Halo “has received two reports of children accessing the button cell batteries from the flashlight, and in one case, a child required surgery to remove a swallowed battery.”

Parents are encouraged to take the flashlights away from children and contact Halo for a pre-paid shipping label to return them. Halo will send the consumer a $5 gift card in return.

For more information, contact Halo at 855-425-6266 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST, Monday through Friday; send an email to halo.safety@halo.com, or go to the website and click on “safety recall” at the bottom of the page.

Halo Branded Solutions has recalled projector flashlights that were included in promotional care packages for children that were distributed by Starlight Children’s Foundation to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February and June 2021.

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