Urgent warning to Irish parents as popular children's water bottle recalled over safety fears

Nov 04, 2023

AN URGENT recall notice for a popular children's water bottle has been issued by over safety fears.

Tractor Ted is carrying out a recall of its Tractor Ted Water Bottle and Digger Water Bottle after it was found that the product presents a choking hazard.

There is a chance of a defect in the water bottle's spout, which could cause a small part of the product to break off.

These small parts may be placed in the mouth and swallowed, causing a young child to choke.

Consumers have been asked to check their homes for the water bottles as around 32 affected products have been sold in the Republic of Ireland.

All products from Tractor Ted, batch number JM1529 have been recalled.

The type/number of the model are Diggers Water Bottle and Tractors Water Bottle, and the SKUs are WATBOTDIG and WATBOTFM.

If you purchased one of these products after September 1, 2022, you are asked to please discontinue use immediately and keep it out of the reach of children.

You can then email the Tractor Ted customer care team directly at [email protected], or alternatively, you can call +44 1373 834500 for more information on returns and refunds.

A statement from CCPC reads: "Tractor Ted is carrying out a recall of Tractor Ted Water Bottle and Digger Water Bottle.

"The product presents a choking hazard as there is a chance of a defect in the spout of the water bottle, which may result in small parts breaking off. These small parts may be placed in the mouth and swallowed, causing a young child to choke.

"The brand is Tractor Ted. The batch number is JM1529. The type/number of model are Diggers Water Bottle and Tractors Water bottle. The SKU's are WATBOTDIG and WATBOTFM.

"There are approximately 32 affected products in the Republic of Ireland."

Elsewhere, an urgent recall warning has been issued over two popular Amazon items sold to Irish customers due to safety fears.

The affected Tyzygmy Li-ion Charger presents a risk of electric shock and fire.

There are around 561 affected products in Ireland.

The CCPC is urging customers to stop using the item immediately.

They said: "The risks presented by this product are electric shock and fire as the product does not the meet requirements of the relevant safety standard.

"The brand is Tyzygmy. The ASIN numbers are B098X5JQVR and B09PBFYDQT. The model number is TYZ-42020H.

"The barcode is unknown.

"This product was sold on the Amazon platform.

"There are approximately 561 affected products in the Republic of Ireland."

The Homidec Telescopic Ladder is also being recalled because of a serious injury risk.

There are approximately 292 affected products in Ireland - with people also asked to discontinue its use.

They said: "A safety issue has been identified with Homidec Telescopic Ladder sold on the Amazon platform:

"The risk presented by this product is injuries. The product's weight limit was not accurate and the product could not hold the weight advertised without collapsing.

"This could cause serious injury from falling from the full extended height of the product.

"The brand is Homidec. The ASIN numbers are B09P5891YP, B09P58PVVG, B09P59H3B9, B09P5BXD21 and B09P5CNFKH."