Fisher Price Recall

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I posted this on the Around the House board, but thought I should post it here as well..

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 19, 2003
Release # 03-146 Company Phone Number: (800) 357-9460
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908

CPSC, Fisher-Price Announce Recall of Crib Mobile Toys

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission announces the
following recall in voluntary cooperation with the firm below. Consumers should
stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed.

Name of product: Crib Mobile Toys

Units: 233,000

Manufacturer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.

Hazard: If batteries used in the mobile leak, the caustic liquid can seep out
of the battery compartment, posing a risk of chemical burns to babies.

Incidents/Injuries: Fisher-Price has received 30 reports of batteries leaking
from the toy's battery compartment, including six reports of minor burn injuries
to babies.

Description:These are Sparkling Symphony(tm) Mobile crib toys that attach to the crib
side rail and play music and lights that are activated by remote control. Four star
and moon characters are suspended from the mobile, which turns. The recalled toys have
model number 71985 found on both the lower arm of the mobile and the back of the
remote control. The Fisher-Price logo appears at the top of the upper arm, over the
silver decoration. The recalled mobiles were manufactured from October 1999 through
November 2000. A date code is located on the upper arm of the mobile and on the back
of the remote control. Consumers should contact Fisher Price with their date code to
determine if their mobile is part of the recall.

Sold at: Discount department stores and toy stores nationwide sold these mobiles between
December 1999 and December 2001 for about $25.

Manufactured in: China

Remedy: Firm providing free repair kits containing a seal for the battery compartment,
which will prevent battery leakage.

Consumer Contact: Fisher-Price toll-free at (800) 357-9460 anytime or visit
www.service.mattel.com to determine if product is among the recalled models and to
order the free repair kit if needed.

Media Contact: Laurie Oravec at (716) 687-3395

To see a picture of the recalled item, use the following link:
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml03/03146.html

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The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public
from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of
consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage
from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $700 billion annually. The
CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire,
electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to
ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette
lighters, and household chemicals - contributed significantly to the 30 percent decline
in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30
years.

To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury, call CPSC's hotline at
(800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter at (800) 638-8270 or visit CPSC's Web site
at www.cpsc.gov/talk.html. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information
at CPSC's Web site at www.cpsc.gov.



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