000842 KFC Kids Meals Toys Recalled

New York - Tangled Treeples toys included with KFC Kids Meals are being recalled by the KFC Corporation and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

The toy is a green plastic container with small, blue plastic animal figures inside. The bottom of the container can fit over a child's nose and mouth, which could pose a suffocation hazard to children under 3 years of age.

“A 19-month-old girl reportedly had the Tangled Treeples container stuck over her face, causing her distress. When her mother removed the container, there was a red mark left on the child's face,” according to a statement from the CPSC.

The Tangled Treeples toy's green plastic container, which measures about 3 inches in diameter and 1.25 inches deep, has trees molded on the outside.

Inside are seven “Tangled Treeples” animal figures, including a monkey, owl, snake, raccoon and bear. Children can empty the animals out of the container and link them to form a chain. Writing on the outside of the container reads, “TreeplesTM” and “Made in China.”

The recall includes about 425,000 Tangled Treeples toys sold at KFC restaurants nationwide with KFC Kids Meals from June through July 2000.

Officials recommend that people who have the toy immediately take the green plastic container away from children under age 3. The container should be discarded or returned to any KFC restaurant for an individual-sized side item, such as macaroni and cheese.

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