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09-30-2010, 10:42 AM
Fisher-Price Recalls Infant Toys with Inflatable Balls Due to Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Products: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™, Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall, Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball™, Bat & Score Goal™
Units: About 2.8 million in the US and about 125,000 in Canada
Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 46 reports of incidents where the valve came off in the US and eight reports in Canada. These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child's mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the products listed below:
Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™ $50 - Sold July 2001 to October 2003
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Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™$48 (Sold April 2003 to January 2004)
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Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium $28 (Sold October 2003 to September 2005)
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Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall $68 (Sold April 2005 to Jan 2007)
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Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium $36 (Sold June 2005 to March 2008)
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Tetherball™ $20 (Sold September 2005 to March 2008)
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Bat & Score Goal™ $20 (Sold May 2006 to July 2008)
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Manufactured in: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™ and Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall were made in Mexico. The Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium, 1-2-3 Tetherball™ and Bat & Score Goal™ were made in China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the inflatable ball from the product and keep away from children. Do not discard the inflatable ball. Contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com (http://www.service.mattel.com)
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1178 (http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1178)
Full details can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362.html
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, 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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of Products: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™, Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall, Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium (C3068 and H8094), 1-2-3 Tetherball™, Bat & Score Goal™
Units: About 2.8 million in the US and about 125,000 in Canada
Importer: Fisher-Price, of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: The valve of the inflatable ball on these toys can come off and pose a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Fisher-Price are aware of 46 reports of incidents where the valve came off in the US and eight reports in Canada. These include 14 reports of the valve found in a child's mouth and three reports of a child beginning to choke. No injuries have been reported.
Description: This recall involves the products listed below:
Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™ $50 - Sold July 2001 to October 2003
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362a.jpg
Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™$48 (Sold April 2003 to January 2004)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362b.jpg
Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium $28 (Sold October 2003 to September 2005)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362c.jpg
Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall $68 (Sold April 2005 to Jan 2007)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362d.jpg
Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium $36 (Sold June 2005 to March 2008)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362e.jpg
Tetherball™ $20 (Sold September 2005 to March 2008)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362f.jpg
Bat & Score Goal™ $20 (Sold May 2006 to July 2008)
http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362g.jpg
Manufactured in: Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Cruise Playground™, Baby Playzone™ Crawl & Slide Arcade™ and Baby Gymtastics™ Play Wall were made in Mexico. The Ocean Wonders™ Kick & Crawl™ Aquarium, 1-2-3 Tetherball™ and Bat & Score Goal™ were made in China.
Remedy: Consumers should immediately remove the inflatable ball from the product and keep away from children. Do not discard the inflatable ball. Contact Fisher-Price for a free replacement kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price at (800) 432-5437 between 9 a.m. and 6 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's website at www.service.mattel.com (http://www.service.mattel.com)
Note: Health Canada's press release is available at http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1178 (http://cpsr-rspc.hc-sc.gc.ca/PR-RP/recall-retrait-eng.jsp?re_id=1178)
Full details can be found at http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prhtml10/10362.html