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1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys: Difference between revisions
1999 Burger King promotional Pokémon toys (view source)
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==Controversy== | ==Controversy== | ||
In December of that very same year, the Poké Balls that the toys came in were recalled. Two infants suffocated to death when half of the outer portion of the Poké Ball covered their mouth and nose cutting off their air supply.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090315001903/http://media.www.cm-life.com/media/storage/paper906/news/2000/02/02/News/Burger.King.Announces.Toy.Recall-2478861.shtml Burger King Announces Toy Recall] (retrieved March 15, 2009)</ref> This led to [[Hasbro]] putting air holes in their {{i|Poké Ball}} toys. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||