McDonald's recalls 33 million Happy Meal toys after claims some children were BURNED - Mirror Online

More than 33 million McDonald's Happy Meal toys have been recalled after parents reported skin irritations and burns.

As our footage shows the STEP-iT activity wristbands are brightly coloured and were aimed at getting children active over the summer holidays.

McDonald's has received more than 70 reports of incidents and has decided to recall all of the free gifts which were given out with the children's meals between Tuesday, August 9 and Wednesday, August 17.

Customers are advised to take the item away from children immediately and return them to their nearest McDonald's restaurant for a free replacement toy and either a yogurt tube or a bag of apple slices.

The bands have been recalled

The wristbands came in two styles. One was an activity counter which was blue, orange or green and featured a digital screen that tracks a child’s steps or other movement.

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The second was a light up band, which was red, purple, or orange and blinked a light with the child’s movement.

More than 3.6million were distributed in Canada and 29 million handed out it the USA.

It is believed they were not released to UK stores.

The recalled watches

Terri Hickey, a McDonald's spokeswoman said: "Nothing is more important to us than the safety and well-being of our customers which is why upon learning about concerns with these bands we acted swiftly to stop distribution of these products.

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"We are now asking customers who have the activity bands to stop wearing them and return to any McDonald’s for a free replacement toy and a choice of a yogurt or apple slices.

"We apologise to our customers who were impacted and for the inconvenience this recall has caused.”

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