FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
January 14, 2004
Release # 04-064 |
Company Phone Number: (800) 258-3213
CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
Graco Contact: Tricia Ryan (973) 316-1665
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CPSC, Graco Children's Products Announce Recall of Bumble Bee Toys with Blue Antennae
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. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.
Name of product: Bumble Bee Toys with blue antennae sold with certain Graco high chairs and Graco mobile entertainers, and also sold separately as an accessory and replacement part.
Units: About 398,000
Manufacturer: Graco Children's Products, Inc. of Exton, Pa.
Hazard: The blue antennae on the Bumble Bee toy can break, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: Graco has received 26 reports of the antennae breaking off of the Bumble Bee toys, including five reports of children who started to choke on the broken antennae. One child's throat was scratched when the child's mother removed the broken antenna from the child's mouth. `
Description: All Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae distributed by Graco are included in this recall. Specifically, Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were distributed with Graco High Chair model numbers 3656CUB, 3658FKB, 3659KER, 3659NGS, 3660WNN and 35605 manufactured between July 22, 2002 and March 9, 2003, and Graco Tot Wheels Mobile Entertainer models 4522OTM, 4522TOTM, 4521ALP, 35628 and 4512FUN manufactured between November 8, 2001 and March 9, 2003. Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae were also distributed separately as an accessory and a replacement part with model number 548094S. Bumble Bee toys with yellow or black antennae are not affected.
Sold at: Discount, department and juvenile product stores from November 2001 through March 2003 on high chairs and mobile entertainers for between $39 and $89, and individually, as accessories, for $5.
Manufactured in: Toy made in China
Remedy: Consumers should discard immediately any Bumble Bee toys with blue antennae in their possession and contact Graco to receive a free replacement toy.
Consumer Contact: Graco at (800) 258-3213 anytime to receive a free replacement toy.
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