FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 29, 2006
Release #06-199 |
Firm's Recall Hotline: (713) 789-9996
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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Electronic Toy Guitars Recalled, Small Parts Pose Choking Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, 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 Product: Toy Guitars
Units: About 500
Importer: Sino Trading Group, LLC, of Houston, Texas
Hazard: The toy guitar can break into small parts, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: None reported.
Description and Models: The recalled plastic toy guitar has a white face and red back with a green shoulder strap. There are multi-colored animal-face buttons on the front of the guitar including a chicken, a duck, a dog, a pig and a lamb. A label on the front of the guitar reads, "GUITAR SERIES JC856." "MADE IN CHINA" is embossed on the front of the battery cover on the back of the guitar. Packaging on the box reads in part, "Jie Cheng" and "NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS."
Sold at: Flea markets nationwide throughout January 2006 for about $1.50.
Manufactured In: China
Remedy: Consumers should immediately stop using the toy and return it to the vendor where purchased for a full refund.
Consumer Contact: Consumers should call Sino Trading collect at (713) 789-9996 between 10 a.m. and 6 p.m. CT Monday through Saturday or e-mail the firm at alisaxia8@yahoo.com
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is still interested in receiving incident or injury reports that are either directly related to this product recall or involve a different hazard with the same product. Please tell us about your experience with the product on SaferProducts.gov
CPSC is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of injury or death associated with the use of the thousands of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. Deaths, injuries and property damage from consumer product incidents cost the nation more than $900 billion annually. CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical or mechanical hazard. CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters and household chemicals - contributed to a decline in the rate of deaths and injuries associated with consumer products over the past 30 years.
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