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Picture of recalled flashlights
The flashlights can overheat and cause the batteries to leak, posing a risk of burns to children.
About 24,000
Consumers should contact Eveready at (800) 383-7323 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday for instructions on returning the flashlights and receiving a $12 refund.
Recall Details
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Eveready Battery Co. Inc., of St. Louis, Mo., is voluntarily recalling about 24,000 Kidz Club flashlights, sold under its Energizer brand. The flashlights can overheat and cause the batteries to leak, posing a risk of burns to children.
Eveready has received three reports of the flashlights overheating, including one report of a 4-year-old boy receiving a minor burn to his hand.
The multicolored flashlights measure about 5.75 inches in length, and are made with a metal barrel and a plastic head. They take "C" batteries and have a rotating focusing head. The model number FC230KBP appears only on the reverse side of the package. The words Energizer Kidz Club appear on the head of the flashlight. "Made in China" is written on the base.
Discount department and toy stores sold these flashlights nationwide from April 2002 through October 2002 for about $6.
Consumers should take these flashlights away from children immediately and remove the batteries. Consumers should contact Eveready at (800) 383-7323 between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday for instructions on returning the flashlights and receiving a $12 refund.
If the flashlight takes other than "C" batteries or does not have a rotating focusing head, then the flashlight is not included in the recall.
Consumers should take these flashlights away from children immediately and remove the batteries and contant Everready for instructions on returning the flashlights and receiving a $12 refund.
Eveready has received three reports of the flashlights overheating, including one report of a 4-year-old boy receiving a minor burn to his hand.
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