Recall Summary
Name of product:
Brita hard-sided water filter bottle for kids
Hazard:
The lid can break into pieces with sharp points, posing a laceration hazard
Recall Details
Units
About 242,500
Description
The
four recalled children’s water bottles have popular cartoon characters
on a hard-sided plastic bottle. Characters and bottle colors include
Dora the Explorer®, violet; Hello Kitty®, pink; SpongeBob Square Pants®, blue; and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles®,
green.
The bottles stand 6 inches tall, hold 15 ounces of liquid, have white lids that screw off and have fold-up straws and filters that sit inside the straw below the lid. Each bottle bears a Brita logo and features the image of a popular children’s cartoon character.
The removable plastic wrap on the bottle at time of purchase has the model number BB07 and the following UPC codes: 60258-35883 on the Dora the Explorer, 60258-35914 on the Hello Kitty, 60258-35880 on the SpongeBob Square Pants and 60258-35882 on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Incidents/Injuries
Brita has received 35 reports of lids breaking or cracking. No injuries have been reported.
Sold at
Alaska Housewares, Associated Food Stores, Bartell Drug, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Quidsi, Royal Ahold, Shopko, Target, US Navy Exchange, Walmart Stores, and online at Amazon.com, Drugstore.com and Target.com. Hello Kitty bottles were sold from February 2014 through July 2014. Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob Square Pants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bottles were sold from June 2013 through July 2014. The bottles sold for about $13 to $19.
Importer
BRITA LP of Oakland, Calif.
Manufactured in
Mexico
Recall Details
Units
About 242,500
Description
The
four recalled children’s water bottles have popular cartoon characters
on a hard-sided plastic bottle. Characters and bottle colors include
Dora the Explorer®, violet; Hello Kitty®, pink; SpongeBob Square Pants®, blue; and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles®,
green. The bottles stand 6 inches tall, hold 15 ounces of liquid, have white lids that screw off and have fold-up straws and filters that sit inside the straw below the lid. Each bottle bears a Brita logo and features the image of a popular children’s cartoon character.
The removable plastic wrap on the bottle at time of purchase has the model number BB07 and the following UPC codes: 60258-35883 on the Dora the Explorer, 60258-35914 on the Hello Kitty, 60258-35880 on the SpongeBob Square Pants and 60258-35882 on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Incidents/Injuries
Brita has received 35 reports of lids breaking or cracking. No injuries have been reported.
Remedy
Consumers
should immediately stop using the recalled water bottles and contact
Brita to receive a postage-paid shipping package to return the bottles
for a full refund.Sold at
Alaska Housewares, Associated Food Stores, Bartell Drug, C&S Wholesale Grocers, Quidsi, Royal Ahold, Shopko, Target, US Navy Exchange, Walmart Stores, and online at Amazon.com, Drugstore.com and Target.com. Hello Kitty bottles were sold from February 2014 through July 2014. Dora the Explorer, SpongeBob Square Pants and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles bottles were sold from June 2013 through July 2014. The bottles sold for about $13 to $19.
Importer
BRITA LP of Oakland, Calif.
Manufactured in
Mexico
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