U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - Recall

Release Date: September 12, 2024 

Release Number: 24-363

Intellio Toys Recalls Bright Builder Fort Kits Due to Battery Ingestion Hazard; Violation of Federal Regulations for
Battery-Operated Toys 

Recall Summary

Name of Product: Bright Builder Fort Kits with Flashlights

Hazard: The flashlight on the recalled kits violates the mandatory federal battery-operated toy regulation because the flashlights contain button cell batteries in a compartment that can be easily opened without requiring the use of a common household tool. When button cell batteries are swallowed, the ingested batteries can cause serious injuries, internal chemical burns, and death, posing an ingestion hazard.

Remedy: Refund

Consumers should immediately stop using the flashlights in the recalled fort kits, keep them
away from children and contact Intellio Toys for instructions on how to receive a refund between $10 and $15, depending on the model. Consumers can continue to use the fort kits without the flashlights. Button cell batteries are hazardous. Batteries should be disposed of or recycled by following local procedures for hazardous household waste. Amazon and Intellio Toys are contacting all known purchasers directly..

Consumer Contact: Intellio Toys toll-free at 888-571-0196 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, email at recall@intelliotoys.com, or online at https://intelliotoys.com/pages/recall-information or www.intelliotoys.com and click “Recall” at the top of the page for more information.

 

Recall Details 

Units: About 12,400   

Description: This recall involves Intellio Toys’ Bright Builder fort kits, models FKL-BG, FKL-BR, L-5BG and L-5BR. The green and blue or red and blue, 100-piece fort-building kits contain 45 long sticks, 25 short sticks, 15 connecting tubes, 25 multilink balls, and a pack of five flashlights with button-cell batteries. The flashlights were sold as part of the kit and individually as an add add-on component. “Bright Builder” is on the front of the kit box and “Intellio Toys” is
on the side panel. The model number can be found on the bottom right corner of the back of the box. Only Bright Builder fort kits with flashlights are included in this recall.

Incidents/Injuries:  Intellio Toys has received one report of the batteries coming out the flashlight while handling it. No injuries have been reported. 

Sold online at: Amazon.com and Intelliotoys.com from December 2022 through August 2024 for between $38-$49 for the kits and for between $14 and $15 for the flashlight only.

Seller: Intellio Toys, of Houston, Texas

Manufactured in China

Photos

 Recalled Bright Builder Fort Kit 

 

 

Recalled Bright Builder Fort Kit - box

 

The recalled Intellio Toys’ Bright Builder fort kit has 100 pieces and a pack of five flashlights with button-cell batteries. A photo of the flashlights appears on the back of the recalled Bright Builder fort kits.

 

     

 Five-flashlights package sold with the recalled fort kits or as an ad-on component.

 

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About the U.S. CPSC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with the use of thousands of types of consumer products. Deaths, injuries, and property damage from consumer product-related incidents cost the nation more than $1 trillion annually. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products has contributed to a decline in the rate of injuries associated with consumer products over the past 50 years. 

Federal law prohibits any person from selling products subject to a Commission ordered recall or a voluntary recall undertaken in consultation with the CPSC.

 

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