FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 10, 2002
Release # 03-010
Dollar Tree Recall Hotline: (800) 876-8077 CPSC Consumer Hotline: (800) 638-2772
CPSC Media Contact: Kim Dulic, (301) 504-7058
CPSC, Dollar Tree Stores Inc. Announce Recall of Toy Sponges
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety
Commission (CPSC), Dollar Tree Stores Inc., of Chesapeake, Va., is
voluntarily recalling about 280,000 animal toy sponges. The eyes on the
toys can detach, posing a choking hazard to young children.
CPSC and Dollar Tree Stores have received one report of an eye
coming off. No injuries have been reported. This recall is being
conducted to prevent the possibility of injuries.
There are three types of sponge animals involved in this recall:
whales, turtles and fish. The sponge animals are made of soft terry
cloth and have suction cups for attaching to tiled or smooth surfaces.
The toys have a sewn-in label that reads in part, "DOLLAR TREE
DISTRIBUTION, INC.," "MADE IN CHINA" and "RN# 87254."
Dollar Tree, Only One Dollar, Only $1, Dollar Express and Dollar
Bills sold the stuffed animals nationwide from May 2001 through
September 2002 for $1.
Consumers should take these sponge animals away from young
children immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a
full refund. For more information, consumers can call Dollar Tree Stores at (800) 876-8077 between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. ET Monday through Friday or visit the firm's web site at www.dollartree.com
