100,000 Disney-branded DVD players recalled

OVER 100,000 battery packs sold with Disney-branded DVD players could blow up in kiddies' faces the US Consumer Product Safety Commission warned.

Distributor Memcorp Inc of Florida said it had received 17 reports of batteries overheating, "including three reports of minor skin irritations and three reports of minor property damage."

In all 102,000 battery packs are being recalled. These were all built in China and sold in stores throughout the US.

The following models are affected:

Princess DP3500-PRN
Fairy Flowers DP3500-FLR
Mickey Classic DP3500-MC
Mickey Mouse DP3500-MKY
Power Rangers DP3500-POW

Consumers are advised stop using the battery pack supplied with these DVD players immediately and contact Memcorp for a replacement rechargeable battery pack.

Here's Memcorp's Disney site. And here's the Consumer Product Safety Commission's web site. µ