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Musical Wooden Table Toys Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Musical Wooden Table Toys

Units: About 14,000

Importer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Hazard: Small pegs on the xylophone toy can loosen and detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Battat have received nine reports of loose and detached pegs. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This [...]

Little Tikes Expands Recall of Toy Workshop and Tool Sets Due to Choking Hazard

This was quite an extensive recall.  I saw it on the news, and there aren’t that many children’s product recalls that make the news.

 

Name of Product: Little Tikes® Workshop and Tool Sets

Units: More than 1.7 million additional units (about 1.6 million toy workshop sets and trucks with the [...]

Wooden Rattle Recalled by Manhattan Group Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Twirlla™ Wooden Rattle

Units: About 3,300 in the United States and 145 in Canada

Manufacturer: Manhattan Group LLC, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The toy’s U-shaped parts can break, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported.

Description: The painted wood rattle is approximately 6 inches long and has a yellow ball at [...]

Toy Keys with Remote Recalled by Battat Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Toy keys with remote

Units: About 1,080,000 in the United States and 3,600 in Canada

Importer: Battat Inc., of Plattsburgh, N.Y.

Hazard: The metal toy keys and the plastic key ring can break, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Battat have received 17 reports of keys breaking, and 14 reports [...]

Mini Stars Building Sets Recalled by Edushape Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Mini Stars building sets

Units: About 18,000 (additional star building sets were recalled in September 2010)

Distributor: Edushape Ltd., of Deer Park, N.Y.

Hazard: Plastic knobs can break from the center of the stars, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: CPSC and Edushape have received two reports of the [...]

Target Recalls Infant Girls Sandals Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Circo Aloma Infant Girls Sandals

Units: About 51,700

Importer: Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.

Hazard: The decorative plastic flowers can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: Target has received eight reports of the decorative flowers detaching from the sandals. No injuries have been reported.

Description: The recalled infant girls sandals are white [...]

Emma’s Garden Polka-Dot Girls’ Dresses Recalled by TJX Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Emma’s Garden® Polka-Dot girls’ dresses

Units: About 21,000 in the U.S.; 2,600 in Canada

Importer: The TJX Companies, Inc., of Framingham, Mass.

Hazard: The decorative buttons on the front of the dress can detach, posing a choking hazard.

Incidents/Injuries: None reported in the United States or Canada

Description: This recall involves [...]

Musical Shaker Instrument Recalled by Woodstock Percussion Due to Laceration and Choking Hazard

Name of product: Gripper Shaker musical instrument

Units: About 9,400 in the U.S. and 700 in Canada

Importer: Woodstock Percussion Inc., of Shokan, N.Y.

Hazard: The handle can detach from the shaker, exposing a rough edge and posing a laceration hazard. The detached handle also exposes small steel pellets and a plastic plug which [...]

Meijer Recalls Infant Slipper Socks Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Bumble Bee and Lady Bug Infant Slipper Socks

Units: About 17,400

Importer/Retailer: Meijer Inc., of Grand Rapids, Mich.

Hazard: The balls at the end of the bug’s antennae can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Meijer received one report of a ball detaching from the antennae. It was [...]

Sandbox Medical, LLC Recalls Pacifier Clip Due to Choking Hazard

Name of Product: Pacifier Clip

Units: About 6,000

Manufacturer: Sandbox Medical, LLC of Pembroke, Mass.

Hazard: The clip can break apart, posing a choking hazard to young children.

Incidents/Injuries: Sandbox Medical has received two reports that the clip broke apart during use. No injuries have been reported.

Description: This recall involves the Cheaper Keeper [...]

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