| Product name |
Brita hard-sided water filter bottle for kids |
| 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(R), violet; Hello Kitty(R), pink; SpongeBob Square Pants(R), blue; and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles(R), 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 childrens 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. |
| Problem |
The lid can break into pieces with sharp points, posing a laceration hazard |
| Distribution |
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. The bottles sold for about $13 to $19. |
| Company |
Call Brita 800-926-2065; website www.brita.com |
| Dates sold |
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. |
| Date posted |
08/20/2014 |
| Additional information |
For additional information, visit the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission news release at www.cpsc.gov/en/Recalls/2014/BRITA-Recalls-Childrens-Water-Bottles/ |
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