FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Originally issued November 6, 2007
Revised July 14, 2009
Release #08-063 |
Firm’s Contact Number: (800) 432-5437
CPSC Recall Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: (301) 504-7908
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Laugh & Learn™ Kitchen Toys Recalled by Fisher-Price Due To 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 products. 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: Laugh & Learn™ Learning Kitchen™ Toys
Units: About 155,000
Importer: Fisher-Price Inc., of East Aurora, N.Y.
Hazard: Pieces of the faucet or the clock hands can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
Incidents/Injuries: There have been 48 reports of small parts separating from the toys, including two reports of children gagging on pieces, one report of a child who started choking on a piece and one report of a child who choked on a piece.
Description: The recall involves a play kitchen learning toy with a pretend refrigerator, range and sink. The product’s item number L5067 is stamped in several locations on the toy and printed on the product’s packaging above the UPC.
Sold at: Various retail and toy specialty stores nationwide from May 2007 through October 2007 for about $70.
Manufactured in: Mexico
Remedy: Consumers should immediately take the recalled toys away from children and contact Fisher-Price for a free repair kit.
Consumer Contact: For additional information, contact Fisher-Price toll-free at (800) 432-5437 or visit the firm’s Web site at www.service.mattel.com
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