H&M Girl’s Hair Clip with LED Light recalled due to choking hazard

Last updated

2021-12-16

Affected products

This recall involves H&M Girl’s Hair Clip with LED Light in the shape of a black cat with fake hair, and pink bats in hair. The product comes with two button batteries that provide power to the hair clip.

Recalled Product:
Brand	Product Name	Model Number	Date Code	Batch Number
H&M	Girl’s Hair Clip with LED Light	1008955	S4 2021	24359

Issue

The battery compartment of the hair clip may break and expose the button batteries posing a choking and ingestion hazard to young children.

Button batteries can become lodged in a child's throat if swallowed. The child's saliva instantly triggers an electrical current causing a chemical reaction that can burn through the esophagus, the wind pipe and the main artery in as little as two hours. Even after the battery is removed, the severity of the burn can continue to worsen. For more information on the dangers of ingesting button batteries, visit the Government of Canada’s public advisory Button batteries pose life-threatening dangers to young children.

As of December 7, 2021, the company has received no reports of incidents or injuries in Canada.

What you should do

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled product, place them out of the reach of children, and contact H&M Customer Service for a full refund.

For more information, consumers may contact H&M Customer Service toll-free at 1-855-272-7007 from 7:00 a.m. to 12:00 a.m. CT Sunday through Saturday or online at Customer Service | Help & Support | H&M US (hm.com)

Please note that the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act prohibits recalled products from being redistributed, sold or even given away in Canada.

Health Canada would like to remind Canadians to report any health or safety incidents related to the use of this product or any other consumer product or cosmetic by filling out the Consumer Product Incident Report Form.

This recall is also posted on the OECD Global Portal on Product Recalls website. You can visit this site for more information on other international consumer product recalls.

Additional information

Background

Number Sold

The company reported that 80 units of the affected products were sold in Canada.

Time Period Sold

The affected products were sold at H&M retail stores from July 2021 to October 2021.

Place of Origin

Manufactured in China.

Details

Original published date: 2021-12-16

Alert / recall type

Consumer product recall

H&M Girl’s Hair Clip with LED Light recalled due to choking hazard

Summary

H&M Girl’s Hair Clip with LED Light recalled due to choking hazard

Affected products

Issue

What you should do

Additional information

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