TACO BELL, HONDA MAKE PRODUCT RECALLS

                         Roanoke Times
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DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 14, 1993                   TAG: 9304140061
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B6   EDITION: METRO 
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TACO BELL, HONDA MAKE PRODUCT RECALLS
Taco Bell Corp. has asked customers to return promotional finger puppets and balls after complaints that some puppets stuck to childrens' tongues and that blowing up the balls caused dizziness.
There were complaints that the Richard Scarry character puppets "Lowly Worm" and "Huckle Cat" got stuck on the tongues of three youngsters, the company said in a statement.
It cited several complaints about children getting dizzy trying to blow up the "Rocky and Bullwinkle" inflatable balls.
Both products had passed mandatory federal tests, the company said.
The puppets were given away with Taco Bell Kid's Meals from Jan. 25 through March 28. The balls, also a Kid's Meals promotion, were distributed March 29-31, Smith said.
Customers who bring them back get a free taco.
American Honda is recalling 45,000 Accord Wagons from 1991-93 to fix rear seat belts that might not work when the car is parked at a steep angle.
No injuries have been reported to American Honda because of the condition.
Owners are being contacted by American Honda and asked to take their cars to a Honda dealership, where the affected sensor in the rear seat belt assemblies will be fixed for free. - Associated Press

by Bhavesh Jinadra by CNB