CPSC Recall in 2021: Halo Recalls Promotional Children’s Projector Flashlights Due to Button Battery Ingestion and Choking Hazards

Updated on March 25, 2026.

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Data Source: CPSC.

Recall Number: 22-024

Date: December 01, 2021

Product Name: Projector Flashlights (included as part of a care package)

Recall Description:

This recall involves five models of children’s projector flashlights: Disney, Pixar, Star Wars, Avengers and ESPN. They have a key chain on one end and a flashlight projector on the other end. The model name is imprinted on the middle of the flashlight. The flashlights are red, dark blue or light blue. They measure 3 inches long and .5 inches in diameter. The recalled flashlights were part of a Disney-branded care package that also includes a tote bag, silicone wristband, playing cards, ink pen, journal, wall decals and a set of postcards. There are four button cell batteries with model number LR41 inside the flashlight.

Hazard Description:

A child can disassemble the projector flashlight and access the button cell batteries, posing ingestion and choking hazards.

Consumer Action:

Remedy Type:

Refund

Units: About 82,500

Incidents:

The firm has received two reports of children accessing the button cell batteries from the flashlight, and in one case, a child required surgery to remove a swallowed battery.

Sold At:

Starlight Children’s Foundation (“Starlight”) distributed care packages to hospitals and healthcare facilities between February 2021 and June 2021 as a promotional item free of charge. 

Manufactured In:

China