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Toy Phones Recalled for Choking HazardDate: 5/4/2006
Reason: Choking Hazard
Distribution: Nationwide.
Firm's Recall Hotline: (866) 460-8769 Name of Product: Cordless Push Button Toy Telephones Units: About 6,000 Importer/Distributor: Marvel Education Co., of New York, N.Y. Hazard: The push buttons on the toy phone can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children. Incidents/Injuries: None. Description and Models: The recalled toy phone is made of wood. It has push buttons with black numbers, and has a black rubber antenna. The toy phone sits in a wooden caddy. The caddy has "TELEPHONE" printed on it. Sold at: Major school supply distributors, including Kaplan and Ajax School Office Source, from January 2004 through February 2006 for about $20. Manufactured In: Vietnam Remedy: Consumers should stop using the recalled toy phone immediately and contact the firm for a free replacement toy phone. The replacement toy phone has red push button numbers and red graphics printed on it. Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Marvel Education Co. at (866) 460-8769 between 7 a.m. and 4 p.m. ET Monday through Friday, or e-mail Marvel at marvel_ed@yahoo.com Other Child Safety Recalls and Alerts of InterestDate: 9/17/2008 Reason: The fixed knot flexible openings in the soccer goal net can pose a head and neck entrapment or strangulation hazard to young children. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 11/6/2008 Reason: The recalled necklaces contain high levels of lead. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can cause adverse health effects. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 10/3/2008 Reason: But these items can tip over and crush children, causing injury or death. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 10/8/2008 Reason: Some of the gliders were shipped with assembly instructions that did not inform consumers to tighten all lock nuts during assembly, including those attached by the manufacturer. As a result, some lock nuts were not fully fastened during assembly which could cause the glider to detach, posing a fall hazard to children. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 11/21/2008 Reason: The trees on the toys can detach, exposing a metal screw. This poses a laceration hazard to young children. Distribution: Nationwide Date: 10/21/2008 Reason: The blaster’s plunger can pull the user’s skin during firing of the toy blaster resulting in injury to the face, neck, and/or chest. Distribution: Nationwide |
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