Battat Fun Keys Recalled in USA & Canada

Battat Inc., a family-owned business in Plattsburgh, New York has been a well-known name in educational toys for the past 40 years. They stand behind their products and strive to provide consumers with affordable products of quality and durability.

This week they fell short of that goal, as they joined with CPSC* and Health Canada to recall over 1 million toys keys with remote feature. Battat officials say they received 17 reports of the metal keys and/or the plastic key rings breaking during use.  No injuries have been reported, but parts that break into small parts can present a choking hazard to young children. The keys are marketed for children from 6 months to 3 years - ideal ages for teething and sucking 

Battat has the following customer information posted on their company website:  “On April 8th we announced we were conducting a full inquiry into our FunKeys because of a couple of isolated complaints (from tens of thousands sold) of breakage. Let us start by letting you know that no child has been hurt. Our CEO personally traveled to China to oversee a full safety review, and our engineers and labs have not been able to torture the stainless steel keys into breakage. FunKeys still pass all safety tests. Yet we know a few have broken.”   

Since that time Battat has tweaked the product and now has stronger and more secure Fun Keys available to replace the ones in the recall.  Here’s what you need to know:

United States:  1, 080,000 sold

Canada:  3,600 sold

Retail  & Online stores

 B. Fun Keys

• Sold from April 2010 through May 2011
• Factory code H58000-01 or H26300-01
• Code on back of remote
• Remote is green or red, silver key blades, and multi-colored tops
• Keys hang from a plastic ring (various colors)
• Remote makes noise when buttons pushed
• Retail price was about $9.00

Parents Magazine

• Parents Magazine Electronic Keys
• Sold from January 2006 through December 2009
• Factory code H26300-01        
• Code on back of remote
• Remote can be different colors, silver key blades with solid colored tops
• Keys hang from plastic ring (various colors)
• Remote makes noise when buttons pushed
• Retail price was about $9.00

Consumers who have purchased this product should stop using them immediately and contact Battat for replacement. Battat can be reached toll-free at (866) 665-5524; or their company Website at www.battatco.com

CPSC Press Release, click here 

*Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is the leading consumer product safety authority for consumer goods in the United States