Recalls
May 11th, 2007 | by Vinny |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2007
Release #07-178
Battat Inc. Recalls Parents Magazine Toy Cell Phones for Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: Parents Magazine Record-A-Voice Toy Cell Phones
Units: About 300,000
Hazard: The metal pin inside the hinge of the cell phone flip-top can
fall out, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: The firm has received 54 reports of the metal pin
falling out of the hinge. In two cases, consumers reported finding the
pin inside a child’s mouth, with one child receiving a cut in the mouth.
Description: Only items bearing date codes 090106 through 101206 are involved in this recall. The date code can be located
on the bottom of the product packaging and in the battery compartment.
Sold by: Target stores nationwide from September 2006 to January 2007
for about $8.
Remedy: Consumers should take these toy cell phones away from young
children immediately and contact Battat to receive a replacement product
or refund.
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07178.html
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 3, 2007
Release #07-179
Small World Toys Recalls Children’s Take-Apart Townhouse Toys; Detached
Magnets Pose Aspiration and Intestinal Hazards
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in
cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary
recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using
recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.
Name of product: IQ Preschool Take-Apart Townhouse
Units: About 8,800
Distributor: Small World Toys, of Culver City, Calif.
Hazard: Small magnets used to connect the wooden pieces to the sides of
the townhouse can fall out. Magnets found by young children can be
swallowed or aspirated. If more than one magnet is swallowed, the
magnets can attract each other and cause intestinal perforations or
blockages, which can be fatal.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Small World Toys have received two reports
of magnets coming off of the townhouse pieces. No injuries have been
reported.
Description: Model number 2408808 appears on the packaging.
Sold at: Toy stores and various other retailers nationwide and through
catalogs from December 2004 through February 2007 for about $21.
Manufactured in: China
Remedy: Take these toys away from children immediately and contact the
firm to obtain a free replacement product.
To see this recall on CPSC’s web site, including a picture of the
recalled product, please go to: http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml07/07179.html
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