Note: Phone number change.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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CONTACT: Elaine Tyrrell
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Originally issued March 22, 1995; Revised July 9, 2001
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(301) 504-6815
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Release # 95-095
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CPSC And Hebron Imports Announce Pom Pom Drum Toy Recall
WASHINGTON, D.C. - In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Hebron Imports Inc. of Chicago, Ill., is voluntarily recalling approximately 925 Pom Pom Drum toys (#808) imported from China. Small plastic balls in the drum separate and release small parts that present a choking hazard to young children.
The Pom Pom Drum is clear plastic with a white bottom. Two white metal bands with purple, yellow, pink, green, and orange shapes encircle the top and bottom of the drum. The drum contains ten plastic balls in red, yellow, green, blue, and pink. The drum set comes with a green and orange plastic stand and two green plastic drumsticks. The toy is packaged in a cardboard box that is labeled in part, "POM POM DRUM MADE IN CHINA NO. 808".
Pom Pom Drums were sold between January 1993 and December 1994 for $3.99 each at Econo, Blue Island, Elgin D/C Land, Famous Outlet, Discountland, and LoBuc Discount in Illinois and Super Outlet in Wisconsin.
Consumers who have the Pom Pom Drum toys are urged to take them away from children immediately and return the toy to store where it was purchased for a full refund. Consumers who have questions about this recall may contact Hebron Imports Inc. at (773) 202-0100.
Neither CPSC nor Hebron Imports Inc. is aware of any injuries involving these toy drums. This voluntary recall is being conducted to prevent the possibility of injury.
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.
Federal law bars any person from selling products subject to a publicly-announced voluntary recall by a manufacturer or a mandatory recall ordered by the Commission.
To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury go online to www.SaferProducts.gov or call CPSC's Hotline at (800) 638-2772 or teletypewriter at (301) 595-7054 for the hearing impaired. Consumers can obtain news release and recall information at www.cpsc.gov, on Twitter @OnSafety or by subscribing to CPSC's free e-mail newsletters.