Health Canada Consumer Product Safety · Canada · 2016-10-25
As described by Health Canada Consumer Product Safety: Bazaar & Novelty (Winnipeg) recalls eHayes Flashing Octopus Yo Yo Balls
🏛Compiled from an official source — the facts on this page are reproduced from the issuing authority’s own published notice, which is linked above. No AI-generated text appears on this page. How we use AI →
Archived by the issuing authority — kept for reference
Reported risk: Health Canada's sampling and evaluation program has determined that these yo-yo balls do not meet the Canadian safety requirements for toys under Canadian law. Yo-yo type balls and similar products are banned in Canada because they present a hidden risk of strangulation to children. Yo-yo balls with cords that can stretch to more than 500 mm (20 in) present a strangulation hazard because the very stretchy cord can become wrapped tightly around a child's neck, when swung overhead. This tight wrap, coupled with the stickiness of the plastic cord make it very difficult to remove. This may lead to injury or strangulation of the child. Neither Health Canada nor the Bazaar & Novelty (Winnipeg) has received any reports of consumer incidents or injuries related to the use of these products in Canada. For some tips to help consumers choose safe toys and to help them keep children safe when they play with toys, see the General toy safety tips .
Verify each fact at the issuing agency before acting. Recall scope, affected lots, and remediation instructions may be updated by the agency after our last sync.
ProductGuru indexes recall and safety-alert records from ~30 public agency registries. We are not lawyers, regulators or product-safety consultants. This page restates what the named agency published; consult the primary source above (or qualified counsel in your jurisdiction) before any commercial, medical or safety decision.