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Packets of sweets containing toys depicting the September 11 terror attack are being urgently recalled in the US.
The small figurines feature a plane flying into the World Trade Centre.
They were packed inside more than 14,000 bags of sweets which were distributed to shops around the US, reports the Associated Press.
Miami wholesaler Lisy Corp says the toys were bought in bulk from an import company. The firm did not notice what the small figurines depicted until someone complained.
Mr Pedron said: "I hate to blame the importer. He probably did not know what he was getting. He brings them in 40-foot containers. But whoever made it knew exactly what they were making."
He added: "When we found out what happened, we recalled them immediately." He stressed the toys did not reflect the company's view, saying: "I was offended by them."
The sales manager estimates about 90 per cent of the bags have been collected.
Anna Rodriguez, who bought a bag of the sweets for her grandson, said she was stunned when she saw the toy.
"It makes me angry," she told television station WFTV. "I was offended because I couldn't believe that someone would give something like that to a kid."
A spokeswoman for the import firm refused to give her name and said she did not know anything about the toy.
The small figurines feature a plane flying into the World Trade Centre.
They were packed inside more than 14,000 bags of sweets which were distributed to shops around the US, reports the Associated Press.
Miami wholesaler Lisy Corp says the toys were bought in bulk from an import company. The firm did not notice what the small figurines depicted until someone complained.
Mr Pedron said: "I hate to blame the importer. He probably did not know what he was getting. He brings them in 40-foot containers. But whoever made it knew exactly what they were making."
He added: "When we found out what happened, we recalled them immediately." He stressed the toys did not reflect the company's view, saying: "I was offended by them."
The sales manager estimates about 90 per cent of the bags have been collected.
Anna Rodriguez, who bought a bag of the sweets for her grandson, said she was stunned when she saw the toy.
"It makes me angry," she told television station WFTV. "I was offended because I couldn't believe that someone would give something like that to a kid."
A spokeswoman for the import firm refused to give her name and said she did not know anything about the toy.
