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NEW YORK (AP) — McDonald’s is recalling thousands and thousands of health bands that had been given away in Joyful Meals as a result of they could trigger pores and skin irritation or burns to youngsters.
The fast-food chain stated final week that it could cease distributing the bands in Joyful Meals. Now it is recalling 29 million of them within the U.S., and three.6 million in Canada.
The corporate, primarily based in Oak Brook, Illinois, obtained greater than 70 reviews of incidents after youngsters wore the bands, together with seven reviews of blisters, in accordance with the Client Product Security Fee. The Step-It Health plastic wristbands, in blue, inexperienced, purple, orange and purple, seem like watches and are supposed to trace bodily exercise.
Prospects ought to return the wristbands to McDonald’s for a free substitute toy, and both a yogurt tube or bag of apple slices, the CPSC stated. The wristbands, which have been made in China and distributed completely by McDonald’s, have been offered between Aug. 9 and Aug. 17.
The promotion had turned heads even earlier than the recall, given the status of McDonald’s Corp. as a vendor of junk meals. The corporate has been attempting to vary that status through the years, partially by together with fruit in its Joyful Meals.
The corporate has additionally been operating TV adverts saying its Hen McNuggets are actually made with out synthetic preservatives.