
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: FRIDAY, April 30, 1993                   TAG: 9304300414
SECTION: BUSINESS                    PAGE: B4   EDITION: METRO 
SOURCE: Associated Press
DATELINE: CHICAGO                                 LENGTH: Short

QUAKER OATS RECALLED AFTER TOY HURTS 36 KIDS

A toy inside some boxes of Quaker Oats Co. cereals has injured the eyes of 36 children, prompting the Chicago company to recall the cereal Thursday.

Quaker said 15- and 16-ounce packages of Captain Crunch, Crunchberries and Peanut Butter Crunch contain a rubber toy called a popper that resembles half of a hollow rubber ball. When the rounded side is pushed through and the toy is set on a flat surface, it pops into the air.

But the toy creates suction if pushed onto a surface with the rounded side up. Quaker said 36 children suffered bruises or bloodshot eyes after pushing the toy onto their faces or eyes.

Quaker told stores nationwide to remove the cereal from their shelves and warned parents to throw away the toys. The cereal is safe to eat, Quaker said.

by CNB