Unique Party Favors toys

1 report to CPSC, the latest made May 6, 2011. A report isn’t a recall.

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1report to CPSC
May 6, 2011the latest report was made
May 6, 2011the earliest
1with the company’s comments

Brand: Unique Party Favors
Maker: Unique Industries Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
Product: ToysToys without a type of their ownCPSC’s product type: Toys, Not Elsewhere Classified (code 1381), in Toys & Children: Toys

By month

1 report from June 2010 to May 2011; the most in May 2011, 1.

The numbers, as a table

Reports to CPSC by the month each was made, newest first
Month	Reports
May 2011	1

How badly anyone was hurt

Seen by a doctor or nurse 1 CPSC: Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.

The reports, as CPSC published them

Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.

Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.

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Seen by a doctor or nurse
Made May 6, 2011, published by CPSC Jun 10, 2011

The product, in the report: Party Bubbles, bubble solution, pack of 6

My daughter was practicing blowing bubbles, standing at the kitchen sink while I was making lunch. She hadn’t quite figured it out yet, and held the wand directly on her lips. Generally, I helped her by holding it the correct distance away, but this time I let her try by herself.
By the time lunch was ready she had bubble solution all over her lips. My husband wiped it off, and we all sat down at the table to eat. But before we even started to eat, my daughter started to scream, crying about cuts on her lips. She grew more and more frantic, but other than her lips being more red than usual, we didn’t notice anything. She kept sobbing, and I was unable to comfort her until I offered she could lay down for a nap – which she rarely does.
Once she was sleeping I thought about the bubbles she had just played with, and wondered if they had irritated her lips. I grew concerned, and carefully monitored her breathing while she slept. Thankfully, the pain had decreased when she woke up from her nap, although they still bothered her. Her lips appeared to have a chemical burn, and I started taking pictures. As the day progressed they continued swelling until they were double their normal size.
Over the next several days (which I continued to document with pictures) I was in touch with HealthLine, Poison Control, my doctor, and the company that sells the bubbles. My doctor diagnosed a chemical burn, and requested I contact Health Canada. I did, but never heard back from them. The manufacturer company was very helpful, sending me toxicology reports and ingredient listings. The bubble solution itself was made in China. Everything appeared to be fine and not dangerous, and I started thinking maybe my daughter had an allergic reaction, not a chemical burn. And then I started researching the individual ingredients in the bubble solution.
What I discovered what shocking. This particular brand of bubbles contain two ingredients (glutaral and sodium hydroxide) that, although considered safe by the FDA in small amounts, can be very dangerous. I found this on a webpage about sodium hydroxide, which is also used in oven cleaners:
Skin contact with sodium hydroxide can cause severe burns with deep ulcerations. Pain and irritation are evident within 3 minutes, but contact with dilute solutions may not cause symptoms for several hours. (http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/002487.htm).
My daughter’s lips are healed, but I will never let her blow bubbles on her own again.

Bought from
Zellers, Saskatchewan
Bought
May 1, 2009, about then
Where
Ebenezer, Saskatchewan: Home/Apartment/Condominium
Who was involved
Age 2, Female
The reporter’s relation to them
My Child
As this report names them
Brand Unique Party Favors, made or sold by Unique Industries Inc.
How badly, in CPSC’s words
Injury, Seen by Medical Professional

The company’s comments, in its own words

(5/31/2011) Unique Industries Inc.: Unique Industries, Inc., 4750 League Island Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19112-1222, 215-336-4300; doing business in Canada as Unique Party Favors, with a Canadian office located at 6170 Edwards Blvd, Mississauga, Ontario, L5T 2V7, Canada.
Unique Quality Assurance, 4750 League Island Blvd, Philadelphia, PA 19112-1222, uniqueqa@favors.com
Report # 20110506-FE714-2147479450
Regarding this reported incident which occurred on or about May 11, 2009 (over 2 years ago) of a child under 3 years of age playing with Unique bubble solution and a wand, we provide the information below:
As stated by the consumer, the child was under 3 years of age and was playing with the bubble solution and wand unattended to by an adult. This contradicts the age-grade for this product. The packaging provides the following statement: “Appropriate for children 3 years and over.”
The bubble solution products that Unique currently markets and sells are, essentially, soap and water. Unique provided the consumer with ingredient details and a copy of a recent toxicological review and approval (TRA) report from a U.S. board certified toxicologist to assist her doctor in a medical evaluation. The TRA report states that “one or more of the ingredients in this material could cause an allergic reaction in a few persons who may be sensitized to these substances. Such an event, while expected to be rare, cannot be ruled out.” This is a standard clause appearing in virtually every TRA report; it is intended to warn of the possibility that some people are hypersensitive to a certain ingredient, and it is often unknown to them until they come in contact with that ingredient.
Unique has sold bubble solution in many countries for many years. Unique has never received a report detailing this kind of reaction in relation to its bubble solution.
Further research regarding the two ingredients focused on by the consumer reveals that these ingredients are in very low concentration levels. For a 4 oz bottle (118 ml, equivalent to 2365 drops per bottle):
Glutaral concentration = 0.05%, 0.0020 oz/bottle, 0.0590 ml/bottle, which equates to less than 1/3 of a drop per 4 oz bottle. Sodium Hydroxide concentration = 0.75%, 0.03 oz/bottle, 0.885 ml/bottle, which equates to less than 4.5 drops per 4 oz bottle.
Based upon the above information, the concentrations of these ingredients are extremely low; so low that it is, in our opinion, highly unlikely that they could cause a chemical burn. If one or both of these ingredients were the cause of the reaction described, which is in our opinion inconsistent with the existing concentrations, it is more likely the result of an allergic reaction by someone with an extreme hypersensitivity to such ingredients.
Unique’s recent passing tests by independent labs for bubble solution are summarized below:
Testing Performed: Date Performed: USP 51, Anti Microbial Degradation: 04/28/11 Lead (surface and substrate) CPSIA/16 CFR 1303/Illinois Lead law 01/31/11 Phthalates – CA Prop 65/CPSIA 01/31/11 Flammability – 16 CFR 1500.43 07/21/10 TRA -Toxicological review of formulation to U.S. requirements 06/02/10 Hazardous Chemicals tests 16 CFR 1500.231 05/27/10 Canadian Hazardous Products, Schedule 1, Part 8 05/27/10 U.S./Canadian Toy safety testing FHSA/ASTM/CHPR/CPSIA/Phthalates 02/09/10
In conclusion, we are still investigating this matter. We have contacted the consumer to obtain and evaluate the specific product at issue. However, as a general statement, these products have no known history of this kind of reaction. These products are subject to a number of passing tests; and there is no indication that any of ingredients identified by the consumer, all of which are used regularly in the marketplace, are unsafe.

CPSC report 20110506-FE714-2147479450. Submitter: Consumer Search for it on SaferProducts.gov

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Unique Party Favors toys

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